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An evening in the English countryside with Elder and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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“Few have as natural an understanding for Elgar as Elder”
Reviewed at Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago on 3 March 2016
Vaughan Williams, The Wasps: Overture
Vaughan Williams, Five variants of Dives and Lazarus
Elgar, Symphony no. 1 in A flat major, Op.55
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra music on death: whimper then bang
***11
Klaus Mäkelä is speaking... Chicago is listening
****1
Matthew Aucoin’s Song of the Reappeared premieres in Chicago
*****
Manfred Honeck brings his über-dramatic Mozart Requiem to Chicago
****1
Daniela Candillari makes her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut
****1
Polished Ravel x 2 from Alice Sara Ott with the Chicago Symphony
****1
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