17 Nov 2007 - MPO, Carl Davis Perennially popular conductor, Carl Davis returned to the DFP with Tchaikovsky's wonderful ballet - Swan Lake. This is my favourite ballet - in terms of story line, the drama and the surging Romantic music. Of course, I'd seen this in London at the Royal Ballet about 25 years ago; here the MPO accompanied a film of the 1989 Bolshoi Ballet production. The MPO were in fine form and the trumpets and horns (usually the weakest links in the orchestra) played with a sonorous depth of tone and surprisingly - some good intonation too, without any perceptible cracked notes. So, all in all, it was a very fine night out for me and my spouse. More Carl Davis for me please! Thanks, DFP.
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