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Australian Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven and the 21st century

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Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney on 14 February 2016
Muhly, Drones and Violin (part I)
Tüür, Action, Passion, Illusion
Tippett, A Lament
Dessner, Tenebre
Sibelius, Rakastava (The Lover) for string orchestra, Op.14
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, "Serioso", Op.95
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Pekka Kuusisto, Violin, Artistic Director
Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne: Gershwin, Shostakovich
****1
Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO
****1
Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO
****1
Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO
***11
Symphony or song cycle? Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in Sydney
***11
A walk to Beethoven: Bezuidenhout and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
***11
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