Alexander Armstrong reviews

Alexander Armstrong reviews

Vasily Petrenko conducts animal-themed music by Prokofiev and Saint-Saëns

It’s a measure of Peter and the Wolf’s brilliance that no amount of theatrical histrionics or ‘fashion’ can spoil a score of such spare, enchanted perfection. Its economy of means – both in words and music – give it a mirror-like quality, reflecting the changing ethos of the times.

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