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Prom 59: Vintage wine: Blomstedt and the Leipzig Gewandhaus in splendid Beethoven

By Mark Pullinger, 30 August 2016
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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 29 August 2016
Programme
Beethoven, Leonore Overture no. 2, Op.72a
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73
Schubert, Impromptu no. 2 in E flat major, D.899
Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Beethoven, Egmont, Op.84: Overture
Performers
Sir András Schiff, Piano
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor
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Egmont, Op.84: OvertureFranz SchubertHerbert BlomstedtImpromptu no. 2 in E flat major, D.899Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraLeonore Overture no. 2, Op.72aLudwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73Sir András SchiffSymphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
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Mark Pullinger
Mark Pullinger
Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.