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BBC Proms 1996

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"I feel like I'm riding a thoroughbred," says Claudio Abbado of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Two years ago they thrilled Proms audiences with a monumental performance of Mahler's Ninth.

Tonight, it's the Second Symphony - a towering vision of apocalypse and rebirth, from intimate moments of great beauty to a vast chorale finale.

Solveig Kringelborn (soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo), BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado

Mahler Symphony No 2 (Resurrection)

Contributors

Soprano:
Solveig Kringelborn
Mezzo:
Marjana Lipovsek
Singers:
BBC Symphony Chorus
Singers:
London Symphony Chorus
Musicians:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Source: Radio Times

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