Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique - SCO & Ticciati - The Big Issue

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Still, the balance must have something to do with artistic integrity. Take the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's new disc of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, out now on Linn Records. It's their first recording under sensational principal conductor Robin Ticciati, and you'd be hard-put to resist its stripped-down, hard-hitting energy.

There's a generosity and adventurousness to this orchestra that only gets more exciting with Ticciati at the helm; his take on Berlioz is fresh and visceral and whimsically wide-eyed. All of which communicates on disc, let alone in the concert hall.

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