The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra opens a pair of interlinked programmes with Tippett鈥檚 celebrated set of interludes which encapsulate his opera鈥檚 explorations of psychology, mysticism and pantheistic joy in a seething and sensual midsummer celebration. In Anderson鈥檚 luminously beautiful van Gogh-inspired work, the traditional combat of the concerto form is rejected in favour a subtle shadowy interplay 鈥� pure orchestral theatre.
The wonder of Elgar鈥檚 enigma lies not just in the serenity of the famous centrepiece but in its miracle of compression, the portraits of his 鈥榝riends pictured within鈥� a tautly curated exhibition of vigour and variety, full of airy elegance and puckish verve.
