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big, widely spaced static chords, to a final, seething mass of activity. This
striking and atmospheric work should enter the chamber orchestra
repertoire at once. Wigglesworth, who follows in the Britten tradition of
composer-conductor-pianist, was soloist in the concerto, lyrical, fluid,
probing the music’s depths and providing his own beguiling cadenza. He
also played his own Glasmelodien for solo piano, a short meditation on
Mozart’s music for glass harmonica. Past and present met, ghostly, ethereal
and wondrous.
The Merry Widow is at Glyndebourne, East Sussex, until 28 July
Aldeburgh festival is at Snape Maltings, Suffolk, until 23 June
