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LondonScottish Ensemble: Bach & Blood

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Bach, Pärt, Fennessy
Jonathan Morton; Christopher Bell; Scottish Ensemble; NYCoS Chamber Choir
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Edward Gardner brings the London Philharmonic to the EIF

Beatrice Rana © Jess Shurte
The Planets gets the star treatment from Gardner and the LPO, while Beatrice Rana brings disarming delicacy to Rachmaninov.
****1
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Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

The Veil of the Temple © Andrew Perry

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie. 

*****
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Edinburgh Festival explodes into life with Golijov's St Mark Passion

La Pasión según San Marcos © Andrew Perry
Golijov's La Pasión según San Marcos is full of life, but seeing it as well as hearing it definitely helps. 
****1
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A technically flawless War Requiem in Edinburgh

The performance was technically flawless, but left our reviewer unmoved.
***11
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Wonderful choral singing in Edinburgh's Mahler 8

A superb choral performance and some memorable solo moments bring Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" to life, even if the sheer energy of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra turns frantic at times.
***11
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Jenkins’ The Armed Man hits the spot in Edinburgh

NYCOS showcase at The Edinburgh Fringe:  The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins was a moving performance, and a thrillingly muscular take on Mozart’s Requiem let the young voices gloriously soar.
****1
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ParisBerlioz: Symphonie fantastique and Lélio

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Berlioz
Les Siècles; Christopher Bell; François-Xavier Roth; Michael Spyres; Florian Sempey; Michel Fau