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Prom 46: Rattle's Gurrelieder an irresistible force to move the hardest of hearts

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“It felt as though we were on the sun itself, never mind beholding it”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 19 August 2017
Schoenberg, Gurre-Lieder
Eva-Maria Westbroek, Soprano
Simon O'Neill, Tenor
Karen Cargill, Mezzo-soprano
Peter Hoare, Tenor
Christopher Purves, Baritone
Thomas Quasthoff, Baritone
CBSO Chorus
Orfeó Català
London Symphony Chorus
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
****1
Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
****1
Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
****1
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain
****1
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