tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post8968550898963826381..comments2024-03-05T10:14:38.181+00:00Comments on CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST: George Benjamin - Ligeti Messiaen Xenakis South BankDoundou Tchilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-40261984430403986092008-10-27T21:13:00.000+00:002008-10-27T21:13:00.000+00:00Hi Julie, He did seem much more incisive at the Pr...Hi Julie, He did seem much more incisive at the Proms (review is on George Benjamin and Prom link at left) Especially in the Ravel Pavanne In these last two he seemed to be very much under the shadow of Messiaen which is perhaps understandable as it's a Messiaen retrospective. Compare his Les Espaces acoustiques to the recordings Asbury/Knox/Asko and Valade/Cambreling and Caussé which are a lot less referential and freer.Doundou Tchilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-40578494424935423182008-10-27T11:08:00.000+00:002008-10-27T11:08:00.000+00:00I liked Benjamin's conducting better at the Proms ...I liked Benjamin's conducting better at the Proms (and for that matter in the Grisey performance the previous week) - where he did an excellent 'L'Ascension (orchestral version) - which for me is one of the highlights of the Messiaen year.<BR/><BR/>He also brought a real freshness then to well-known works in the rest of the programme, like Ravel's Bolero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com