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Prom 72: Nielsen and Ives in partnership at the Proms

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 9 September 2015
Nielsen, Springtime in Fünen (Fynsk Forår), Op.42
Nielsen, Violin Concerto, Op.33
Webster, In the Sweet By and By
Zeuner, Ye Christian Heralds
Marsh, Jesus Lover of My Soul
Mason, Nearer, My God, to Thee
Ives, Symphony no. 4
Henning Kraggerud, Violin
Malin Christensson, Soprano
Ben Johnson, Tenor
Neal Davies, Bass
William Wolfram, Piano
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Tiffin Girls Choir
Andrew Litton, Conductor
Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes
****1
From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre
**111
Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony
****1
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
**111
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
*****
Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine
****1
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