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Decibel-busting Prokofiev at its most gloriously raucous

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“The decibel-busting, ear-syringing volume of which Prokofiev is capable was amply met”
Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 1 May 2014
Prokofiev, Scythian Suite, Op.20
Prokofiev, Ivan the Terrible, Op.116
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor
Lilli Paasikivi, Mezzo-soprano
Nathan Berg, Bass-baritone
Philharmonia Voices
New London Chamber Choir
Nonsuch Singers
Coro
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****1
Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia: a debut and a swansong
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