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    Bach to the future

    Dec 20, 2020 2 minutes

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-3; Barry: Beethoven & Piano Concerto Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Adès (conductor) (Hyperion)

    British composer-conductor Thomas Adès’ offering for Beethoven’s 250th birthday is a highlight of this disrupted anniversary year. The marvellous clarity and lightness of his symphony are reason enough to buy, but Symphonies 1 and 2 are also taut and subtly flexible. An eccentric bonus, Irish composer Gerald delves into Ludwig’s inner world with a setting of the fabled unsent letter to his “Immortal Beloved”.

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