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Afkham y Beethoven en el Auditorio Nacional: el idilio continúa

By Mario Muñoz, 15 June 2015
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“La dirección de Afkham consiguió que la ligereza no se convirtiera en superficialidad sonora”
Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 12 June 2015
Programme
Brahms, Tragic Overture, Op.81
Brahms, Alto Rhapsody for Alto, Male Chorus and Orchestra, Op.53
Brahms, Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for Chorus and Orchestra, Op.54
Beethoven, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55
Performers
Orquesta Nacional de España
Coro Nacional de España
David Afkham, Conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano
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Alto Rhapsody for Alto, Male Chorus and Orchestra, Op.53Anne Sofie von OtterCoro Nacional de EspañaDavid AfkhamJohannes BrahmsLudwig van BeethovenOrquesta Nacional de EspañaSchicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for Chorus and Orchestra, Op.54Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55Tragic Overture, Op.81
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Mario Muñoz
Mario Muñoz
Mario Muñoz Carrasco (Madrid, 1976) es compositor y crítico musical. Cursa estudios de Guitarra Clásica en la Escuela de Música Creativa para especializarse más adelante en Composición e Improvisación Jazz en la Escuela de Nuevas Músicas. Desde el 2007 ejerce como crítico musical en distintos medios, tanto en radio como en prensa escrita, a la par que participa en actividades musicales de diversa índole (ponencias, congresos, confección de temarios, notas a programas, cursos de apreciación musical, etcétera). Desde su creación en 2011 cursa el Grado en Musicología de la UCM, formando parte de su primera promoción.