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Oratorio for the end of the world: Teodor Currentzis and Mahler Chamber Orchestra at Musikfest Berlin

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Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 2 September 2013
Shostakovich, Prelude and scherzo for string octet, Op.11
Britten, Phaedra, Op.93
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 14, Op.135
Teodor Currentzis, Conductor
Angela Denoke, Soprano
Pyotr Migunov, Bass
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Delicacy at the cost of spark: Mitsuko Uchida with the Mahler CO
***11
Magic and solemnity: Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
****1
Lessons in grief: Picture a day like this triumphs in Aix
*****
At the Concertgebouw, it's all about Lang Lang
****1
The First and Second Viennese Schools in one: Uchida and the Mahler CO
****1
Shadows and spectres: Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie
***11
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