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Pappano and the LSO's Mahler 6: competent but missing the mark

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 19 May 2016
Shostakovich, Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.77 or Op.99
Mahler, Symphony no. 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Viktoria Mullova, Violin
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