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Prom 71: Bach Night with a modern twist

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 11 September 2019
Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 4 in D major, BWV1069
Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 1 in C major, BWV1066
Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV1067
Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Overture
, interspersed with four new works inspired by dance movements from the suites, from Stuart MacRae, Nico Muhly, Ailie Robertson and Stevie Wishart (BBC co-commissions with the Dunedin Consort: world premieres)
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, Conductor
The Dunedin Consort Messiah remains a welcome seasonal speciality
****1
Leipzig 300: Dunedin Consort explores the Thomaskantor shortlist
****1
Troubled times reflected in Songs of War I Have Seen
***11
An especially memorable Messiah from the Dunedin Consort
*****
Authenticity and enjoyment in Dunedin Consort's Acis and Galatea
****1
Evangelical fervour: Dunedin Consort's St Matthew Passion
***11
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