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Prom 73: Bychkov and the Vienna Philharmonic bask in glowing Brahms and ravishing Schmidt

By Mark Pullinger, 11 September 2015
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“...completely unforced and organic – as natural as breathing”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 10 September 2015
Programme
Brahms, Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90
Schmidt, Symphony no. 2 in E flat major
Elgar, Enigma Variations, Op.36: Nimrod
Performers
Vienna Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
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Enigma Variations, Op.36: NimrodFranz SchmidtJohannes BrahmsSemyon BychkovSir Edward ElgarSymphony no. 2 in E flat majorSymphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90Vienna Philharmonic
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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.