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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.

Combining operatic grandeur with intimate grief, Markson, soloists, the NSO and NSC deliver a masterful performance of Charles Villiers Stanford's Requiem. 

So many wonderful small details as well as the grand statements made this the extraordinary, thrilling performance of Mahler's second symphony Resurrection. 

An eclectic mix of lesser known works by Fauré are followed by Bizet's Symphony in C major the glories of Fauré's Requiem. 

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. 

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.