BRITTEN Frank Bridge Variations MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No.1 MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides DEBUSSY La Mer Kees Bakels conductor Ronald Brautigam piano
Mendelssohn's musical postcard of a Hebridean visit conjures up a whole seascape including the grandeur of Fingal's Cave, the swelling of the sea, the light on the water and the fury of the waves breaking on the cliffs. Like the sea itself, the surface of La Mer hints at the brooding mystery of its depths - a vibrating, oscillating, glimmering palette of sound which caresses the senses allowing the orchestra to shimmer in a thousand...
