A piece that is utterly all-over-the-place, directionless and devoid of purpose

A piece that is utterly all-over-the-place, directionless and devoid of purpose

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norman lebrecht

August 16, 2019

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:

… Each of four movements is introduced by a promising idea, which promptly gets lost in a mound of bombastic waffle. I have seldom heard a piece that is so utterly all-over-the-place, so directionless and devoid of purpose that the eye strays to the wristwatch (only 40 more minutes to go) and the ear prays for an armistice….

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