“Marketing efforts underway at the Handel and Haydn Society appear to be working, as Symphony Hall was impressively full on Sunday afternoon,” writes Jeremy Eichler in Tuesday’s (10/31) Boston Globe. “Concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky directed the program, and on the second half, she joined two H&H colleagues … for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.” In addition to Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, the program included “the Overture to ‘L’amant anonyme’ by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges … among the first classical composers of African descent as well as a violinist, an orchestra leader, and a renowned swordsman. The overture presented on Sunday caught the ear with its rhythmic drive and graceful melodic contours…. Part of the challenge … is that all period groups, H&H included, very intentionally perform on older style instruments and use older style gut strings…. But … Symphony Hall itself is not a period venue…. That said, the dynamism and warm rapport of this trio of soloists [in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto] were unmistakable, and … this performance clearly hit its mark. Sunday’s grateful audience was quick to its feet.”
Posted November 1, 2017
