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… Centauromachy is dominated by the interplay of its solo instruments, sometimes trading extravagant roulades, sometimes interweaving delicate oscillations, always making intricate duo patterns that suggest a playful intellect much more than a bellicose temper. [Composer Simon Holt] clearly loves the feel of instrumental sonority…
“François-Xavier Roth conducted a highly persuasive performance, with brilliantly adept and just sufficiently theatrical playing by the two soloists…”
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The Concert:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
St. David’s Hall, Cardiff
November 2010
Albert Roussel Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No 2
Simon Holt Centauromachy
Sibelius Symphony No. 2, op. 43
