However the orchestra gave it their best, highlighting the ‘‘Scherzo (Nocturne)’’ in which London comes out to dance in the pale moonlight. Dense with allusion, the work occasionally loses its way. Big Ben’s chime completes its patriotism. London emerges from the Thames fog and is swept clean by dissonant storms before acquiescing into dusk. Vaughan Williams’ A London Symphony (1912) weaves folk melodies into bold orchestral statements. The DSO’s loving performance under Kenneth Young’s inspired direction is all the more fitting now. ![]() Written while Lilburn was studying with Vaughan Williams, its nostalgia was been a winner since the 1940s Centennial Celebrations. Lilburn’s Drysdale Overture is a naturally uplifting work with characteristically truncated climaxes to melodic lines redolent of our landscape’s grandeur. The evening opened after God Save the King. Another demanding and equally glitzy virtuosic performance! It was also wonderful to see the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra equal the challenge set by the velocity of Lee’s performance.Īfter prolonged applause Lee gave an equally sparkling encore, which, introduced succinctly, was probably a transcription of a Johann Strauss Viennese waltz with multiple Liszt-ian improvisations. Lee has won some truly spectacular awards and the audience were only to happy to show their deep appreciation. In this pastiche, quotes from Berlioz's Symphonique Fantastique, for example, were clearly audible. Sara Lee’s ability to highlight the theme as it weaves between the hands throughout the variations was dumbfounding. ![]() The demands of this spectacular work were met with quicksilver fingering and astonishing depth of interpretation. PHOTO: ODT FILESDunedin Symphony Orchestra, Dunedin Town Hall, Saturday, September 10.Ī near-capacity audience was dazzled by a stellar performance of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a T heme by Paganini Op 4 at the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday. Sara Lee plays the piano with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
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