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Unpolished gems: Saint-Saëns, Smetana, Sinfonietta and Chasse royale

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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 12 January 2018
Smetana, The Bartered Bride: Overture
Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto no. 4 in C minor, Op.44
Saint-Saëns, Rapsodie d'Auvergne for piano and orchestra in C major, op.73
Berlioz, Les Troyens: Royal hunt and storm
Berlioz, Les Troyens: Royal hunt and storm
Berlioz, Les Troyens: Pantomime
Janáček, Sinfonietta, Op.60
Edward Gardner, Conductor
Louis Lortie, Piano
BBC Philharmonic’s bold but unbalanced Stravinsky and Adams
***11
Wagner and Strauss from Sarah Wegener and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC
****1
BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály
****1
Questions, answers and city nights: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic through Shostakovich
****1
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