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Disappointing Bach in Auckland

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“Fray’s Bach told us more about the pianist than the composer”
Reviewed at Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall, Auckland on 2 May 2024
Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 4 in A major, BWV1055
Bruckner, Symphony no. 9 in D minor, WAB 109
David Fray, Piano
Auckland Philharmonia
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Conductor
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***11
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***11
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****1
Gluck reimagined: (m)Orpheus in Auckland
****1
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