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Rugged Mahler, pale Mozart from Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish

Prom 50: BBC SSO/ Dausgaard *** Royal Albert Hall, 19th August 2018 You would imagine that Leonard Bernstein would have been a regular at the BBC Proms. He was a natural communicator and educator, delighting in bringing classical music to … Continue reading

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Proms 37/38: A whiff of incense as Dausgaard and the Latvians explore Rachmaninov and religion

Rachmaninov **** Proms 37-38, Royal Albert Hall, 13th August 2017 “The sound of church bells dominated all the cities of Russia I used to know,” said Sergei Rachmaninov. “They accompanied every Russian from childhood to grave, and no composer could escape their … Continue reading

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