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Alsop and the BBCSO totally immersed in Glass

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 28 January 2017
Glass, Akhnaten: Prelude to Act I
Glass, Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Glass, Itaipú
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Marielle Labèque, Piano
Marin Alsop, Conductor
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