Finally got round to listening to “Jimmy 4”, and, on the subject of allusion, at several points I found myself thinking of certain well-known, percussion-heavy “points of high drama” in Nielsen 4 and 5. I’m not convinced that my being reminded of them was deliberate on MacMillan’s part, mind…
[…] MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4, first heard at the 2015 Proms, was a real triumph, so it’s a shame that his latest doesn’t in any meaningful way live […]
Magic abounds in MacMillan’s 4th Symphony? I’m afraid it escaped me!
Try again; second time lucky…
Finally got round to listening to “Jimmy 4”, and, on the subject of allusion, at several points I found myself thinking of certain well-known, percussion-heavy “points of high drama” in Nielsen 4 and 5. I’m not convinced that my being reminded of them was deliberate on MacMillan’s part, mind…
[…] MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4, first heard at the 2015 Proms, was a real triumph, so it’s a shame that his latest doesn’t in any meaningful way live […]