Likewise striking was Saturday’s finale.While a touch spacious, it was also flowing and serene. Lit from within, the BSO’s shapely rendition kept the larger performance on track, while also finding in ...

The final program of the BSO’s cycle featured Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9, and like the two others I attended, the house was ...

The centerpiece of the concert is Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony,” also known as Beethoven’s Sixth. Everyone is familiar with his bombastic Fifth, with canons blasting at the end.

We’re ready for more from the 39 year-old composer. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 was still “Pastoral” but it had a fresh and stirring velocity. No longer did the music evoke lounging by the ...