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Thielemann, Fleming y Staatskapelle Dresden (II): el crepúsculo entona sus canciones

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 19 May 2017
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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 17 May 2017
Programme
Strauss R., Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)
Strauss R., Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op.64
Performers
Staatskapelle Dresden
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Renée Fleming, Soprano
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Ramón del Buey Cañas
Ramón del Buey Cañas
Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.