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Prom 46: Wise men bearing gifts: Ilan Volkov and the BBCSSO

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“opalescent pearls that shimmer magically in the dark”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 20 August 2016
Grisey, Dérives (UK premiere)
Mahler, Rückert-Lieder
Mozart, Mass no. 18 in C minor "Great", K427 (K417a)
Louise Alder, Soprano
Carolyn Sampson, Soprano
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Hulett, Tenor
Matthew Rose, Bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
Ilan Volkov, Conductor
Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish
*****
Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish
****1
Meditative and powerful Górecki at Celtic Connections
****1
Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
****1
Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein
****1
Revelatory Birtwistle and Beethoven from the BBC Scottish SO
*****
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