CBSO/Nelsons | Classical review

Symphony Hall, BirminghamAs opening statements go, few are as emphatic as Mahler's Eighth Symphony: it began the Proms in July (commemorating the 150th anniversary of his birth) and, in a performance marking a century – almost to the day – since its Munich premiere, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra launched the new season and their year-long Mahler cycle.Mahler hardly needs an anniversary to highlight his music, yet there is something particularly fitting when the celebration of his...

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