Yes, Virginia, the BSO can still sound great - Esa-Pekka Salonen proves it
Salonen in action with Philharmonia.I confess that after Missa Solemnis a few weeks back, followed by a good-but-not-great "German Requiem," I felt like giving up on the BSO. I also didn't feel much like writing about it; as with the A.R.T. and other entrenched artistic institutions, talking about their performances honestly always leads to an email-box full of outraged blowback from their silly partisans.But I want…