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A smilingly serene Bruckner 8 from Bychkov and the BBCSO at the Proms

Semyon Bychkov
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
The BBC Symphony Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
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“this Bruckner 8... was big from the start”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 4 September 2023
Bruckner, Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1890 version, ed. Nowak)
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
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****1
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