Saturday, March 21, 2009

2009.3.20. Seattle Symphony.

 Leonard Slatkin, conductor
 Julian Rachlin, violin
 Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
 Berlioz: Symphony fantastique
Berlioz's is very pretty. Britten's is a bit too loud, especially for first 3 pieces: dawn, Sunday morning, moonlight. More fit for his opera scenes. Stravinsky's is a showcase for Rachlin, but a little incoherent between movements. The 35 year-old Rachlin plays a 1741 "ex Carrodus" Guarnerius del Gesù violin.