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Toward the Unknown Region: Vaughan Williams 2 and 7 in Manchester

John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic
© Jenny Whitham | BBC Philharmonic
The BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Chamber Choir
© Jenny Whitham | BBC Philharmonic
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“an Antartica which was both geographically and ecologically grim”
Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 9 April 2022
Vaughan Williams, Prelude to The 49th Parallel
Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 7 “Sinfonia antartica”
Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”
Sarah Fox, Soprano
Manchester Chamber Choir
John Wilson, 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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