Noseda, chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, also exhibited great precision and control in The Fountains of Rome and Roman Festivals. The latter, longer piece was the more developed interpretation, in part because the work demands it, but also for being studded with exceptionally silken solos from concertmaster David Kim, principal cellist Hai-Ye Ni, and principal hornist Jennifer Montone.
Todd Levy, principal clarinetist of the Milwaukee Symphony, was visiting (Ricardo Morales and Samuel Caviezel are on parental leave), and while he's plenty nimble and mellow, his overall presence was turned a couple of notches too low. Not so with the percussionists. Great moment of joyful pandemonium: nine of them simultaneously working their battery of instruments. Another novelty was the always-surprising entrance of the mandolin, played deftly by Patrick Mercuri.
Noseda brought to the orchestra its first encounter with Hakon Jarl, Smetana's tone poem depicting warring Christians and pagans. In some ways it's classic Smetana - angry swells of strings, trumpet calls, triangle - but it's extremely appealing for having more subtle material. Listen for the visitation from Liszt in a section of harmonic wandering.
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