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Beethoven à la française: Les Siècles' revolutionärer Geist und aktuelle Spurensuche beim Beethovenfest

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Reviewed at Beethovenhalle, Bonn on 1 October 2016
Méhul, Messe solennelle pour le sacre de Napoléon
Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op.67
Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Soprano
Caroline Meng, Soprano
Artavazd Sargsyan, Tenor
Tomislav Lavoie, Bass-baritone
Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth, Conductor
Christof Loy’s understated Werther at the TCE
****1
Shimmering, disjointed: Poppe and Ligeti in Lucerne
***11
Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles
***11
A stunning Barbican debut by Les Siècles
*****
Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
****1
An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles
*****
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