Edward Gardner Conducts the LPO:
Sibelius, Tippett, Ravel, and Debussy at the Royal Albert Hall
On the whole, the music from this evening's prom is relaxed and gentle. We start with Sibelius's The Oceanides. The seascapes come across soft and clear.
The second piece (The Rose Lake by Michael Tippett), follows in the same vein. Very relaxing. The only thing is, I am listening on the motorway aboard a National Express coach, and the juxtaposition is too much to bear. I'm wishing the music would liven up a little.
Arriving back at Liverpool One bus station, I pause the music and resume it in my car. Finally, the Debussy, I enjoy in the living room when I'm back home. The perfect antidote to all the chaos of the day. I was thinking La Mer may have been the same one played at my great-uncle Henry's funeral in 2021, but that was the Charles Trenet version.
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