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Magnificent Bruckner, exquisite Saariaho: John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic
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Elizabeth Atherton, John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic
© BBC Philharmonic
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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 10 February 2024
Beethoven, Egmont, Op.84: Overture
Saariaho, Leino Songs
Bruckner, Symphony no. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 (1877, Nowak)
Elizabeth Atherton, Soprano
John Storgårds, Conductor
Wagner and Strauss from Sarah Wegener and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC
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BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály
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Questions, answers and city nights: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic through Shostakovich
****1
Thunderous Mahler from Elena Schwarz and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
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