RSNO Chamber Series: Verklärte Nacht

By Alan Coady, 13 March 2012

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Reviewed at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh on 11 March 2012

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4

Beethoven, Septet in E flat major, Op.20

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.