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Scurrying Bartók, daring Stravinsky: Valery Gergiev and the LSO in Edinburgh

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“Bartók came over as one of the best composers Hollywood never had”
Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 30 August 2015
Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19: Suite
Bartók, Piano Concerto no. 3, Sz 119
Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonata in C minor, K11
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite, Op.33bis (March)
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
****1
Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
****1
Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
****1
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain
****1
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