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LSO/Tilson-Thomas/Von Otter

LSO/Tilson-Thomas/Von OtterDebussy and Weill make a strange coupling in a series devoted to the 150th anniversary of the Frenchman's birth: Debussy's impressionism, probing the depths of emotion and sensation, is far removed from Weill's hard-edged social criticism. Yet for the last of his current LSO concerts, Michael Tilson-Thomas placed The Seven Deadly Sins alongside La Mer and Robin Holloway's orchestration of En Blanc et Noir. It proved enthralling, despite the incongruity.Anne Sophie von ...

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LSO/Tilson-Thomas/Von Otter

Guardian Music — LSO/Tilson-Thomas/Von OtterDebussy and Weill make a strange coupling in a series devoted to the 150th anniversary of the Frenchman's birth: Debussy's impressionism, probi... more info

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