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Mahler's Ninth eventually triumphs: Donald Runnicles at the Proms

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“I heard elements that had previously escaped my notice in this nuanced and sensitive performance”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 4 August 2014
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major
Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor
Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish
*****
Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish
****1
Meditative and powerful Górecki at Celtic Connections
****1
Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
****1
Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein
****1
Revelatory Birtwistle and Beethoven from the BBC Scottish SO
*****
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