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Prom 7: A late-night Handel extravaganza with Le Concert Spirituel

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 18 July 2012
Handel, Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Handel, Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Handel, Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350
Handel, Royal Fireworks Music, HWV 351
Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Le Concert Spirituel
Le Concert Spirituel’s Striggio marred by flawed staging choices
***11
Israels in Egypt: a nice idea falling short in its execution in Halle
***11
Viva Vivaldi: Le Concert Spirituel in Eindhoven
****1
Vom Arno an die Weser: Concert Spirituel beim Musikfest Bremen
****1
Un Requiem de Fauré intimiste et lumineux au Festival Ravel
****1
Deux ans après, Platée est enfin au Capitole !
*****
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