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Outstanding less-played Beethoven, disappointing Berg from the LSO

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“Elsa Dreisig... the lilt of a gondolier’s barcarolle and the sweetness of honey”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 19 January 2020
Berg, Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"
Beethoven, Oratorio "Christus am Ölberge" (Christ on the Mount of Olives), Op.85
Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Pavol Breslik, Tenor
David Soar, Bass
London Symphony Chorus
Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony
***11
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
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