Prom 19: BBC Symphony Orchestra with Dausgaard and Müller-Schott

Por Paul Kilbey, 01 agosto 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Albert Hall, Londres el 28 julio 2012

Langgaard, Symphony no. 11 "Ixion" (UK première)

Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Incontri (UK Première)

Shostakovich, Concierto para violonchelo núm. 1 en mi bemol mayor, op. 107

Chaikovskiï, Sinfonía núm. 6 en si menor, "Patética", Op.74

Daniel Müller-Schott, Violonchelo

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Thomas Dausgaard, Dirección

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.