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A symphony of the shadows: Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW’s fine take on Dvořák 9

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“it was his handling of the Largo which was quite remarkably moving”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 8 August 2021
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Dvořák, Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft, Conductor
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