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Awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams from Slatkin and the NSO forces in Dublin

Mark Stone and Elizabeth Watts
© Aisling McCarthy
National Symphony Chorus and RIAM Chorale
© Aisling McCarthy
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“exhilarating singing and passionate music-making”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 24 November 2023
Mendelssohn, Overture, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op.27
Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes
Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Elizabeth Watts, Soprano
Mark Stone, Baritone
National Symphony Chorus Ireland
RIAM Chorale
RIAM Philharmonia (members)
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
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