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Philharmonia/Salonen: Gurrelieder review – terror, scorn and exquisite excess

Royal Festival Hall, LondonSchoenberg’s landmark cantata was delivered with all its ominous fervour on a stellar season-closing eveningThe Philharmonia season closed with a performance of Gurrelieder, formidably conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, albeit unevenly sung. Schoenberg’s immense cantata is widely regarded as the ultimate post-Romantic statement, … Read entire story.

Source: Music | The Guardian

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