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Paradise Deferred: Shelley takes on Schumann’s Paradies und die Peri
Alexander Shelley tackles Schumann’s sprawling Das Paradies und die Peri with conviction, shaping real momentum and drama, even if balance issues and Thomas Moore’s cloying libretto sometimes distract.
Gerhard Markson delivers a moving account of Stanford's Requiem
Combining operatic grandeur with intimate grief, Markson, soloists, the NSO and NSC deliver a masterful performance of Charles Villiers Stanford's Requiem.
Thrilling Mahler 2 from Anja Bihlmaier and the NSO in Dublin
So many wonderful small details as well as the grand statements made this the extraordinary, thrilling performance of Mahler's second symphony Resurrection.
A celebration of Fauré and Bizet from Jean-Luc Tingaud and the NSO
An eclectic mix of lesser known works by Fauré are followed by Bizet's Symphony in C major the glories of Fauré's Requiem.
Awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams from Slatkin in Dublin
The National Symphony Orchestra's nautical theme includes merry Mendelssohn, the spiteful storminess of Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and the yearning of Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony.
Gerts' dark Rachmaninov brings NSO season to a close in Dublin
The Isle of the Dead and The Bells make gloomy bookends to the final concert of the season, but Mihhail Gerts makes a great case for both at the National Concert Hall.