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Prom 14: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic go for contrasts

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 24 July 2018
Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
Schubert, Die junge Nonne; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Lied der Mignon; Erlkönig (orch. Liszt)
Zimmermann, Symphony in One Movement
Schubert, Fantasy in C major, D760, ‘Wanderer’ (orch. Liszt)
Sibelius, Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105
Elizabeth Watts, Soprano
Louis Lortie, Piano
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
****1
BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály
****1
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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