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Prom 56: London Philharmonic's speedy orbit of The Planets delivers polish, but not fire

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 28 August 2014
Holst, The Planets, Op.32
Schoenberg, Five Orchestra Pieces, Op.16
Scriabin, Symphony no. 5 "Prometheus, Poem of Fire", Op.60
Alexander Toradze, Piano
London Philharmonic Choir
Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor
Paavo Järvi marks his new LPO appointment in Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
*****
Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
Phoenix Lands: the London Philharmonic blazes with energy
****1
Jurowski and the LPO’s Mahler cycle reaches a momentous climax
****1
Explosive performances from Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO
****1
Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures with the London Philharmonic
*****
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