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Argerich returns to the adulation of London; Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle impress

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 20 April 2015
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, Op.15
Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor
Martha Argerich, Piano
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**111
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***11
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