Credits:

Grayston Burgess

Description:

A captivating tone that combines power and delicacy of expression. The program includes Beethoven and Vasquez with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ken-David Mazur, son of Kurt Mazur. The performance was bursting with the delicate beauty and yet powerful tone that is the charm of Clamaziran. The careful orchestration of the English Chamber Orchestra led by Ken-David Mazur supported Clamagirand’s music in the shadow and in the sun, creating a dense ensemble. The orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s “Beethoven” was full of willful intensity, and the serene world of Vasquez’s “Vasquez” was supported by the orchestra’s superb technique. Vasks’ “Distant Light” was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival in 1997. It was premiered by Gidon Kremer and the newly formed Kremerata Baltica (August 10). The performance lasts about 30 minutes, and the movements are played seamlessly. It is a pr