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Prom 10: Andsnes and Mahler Chamber Orchestra make strong case for Beethoven's Choral Fantasy

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“Andsnes brought an improvisatory feeling... with great finesse and crystalline pianism”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 24 July 2015
Stravinsky, Concerto in E flat major for chamber orchestra "Dumbarton Oaks"
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, Op.37
Schoenberg, Friede auf Erden, Op.13
Beethoven, Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra "Choral Fantasy", Op.80
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
David Hill, Conductor
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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