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12 Sep 2014:
Rule Britannia, its words by a Scot and its tune from an opera about England’s king Arthur, is far from a straightforward song of imperialist triumphalism, writes Tom Service
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12 Sep 2014:
Australia’s annual conference-cum-festival Big Sound wrapped up on Thursday, attracting all manner of industry bigwigs and next-big-things in music
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11 Sep 2014:
As Surman vivaciously arrives at his 70s, this album serves up his infectious twist on English folk song, writes John Fordham
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11 Sep 2014: Andrew Clements: The bewildering but never dull Exody is sandwiched between Vaughan Williams and Walton in an all-British programme
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11 Sep 2014: The orchestra gave its former conductor a snazzy waistcoat and a Prom devoted to his beautiful Scottish pieces, writes Andrew Clements
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10 Sep 2014:
Martin Kettle: A century ago Sir Edgar Speyer, the great Proms benefactor, was forced out of England by a campaign of vindictive jingoism
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10 Sep 2014: This performance by one of the world’s great orchestras was never without interest, though sometimes there was too little substance to go with its style, writes Andrew Clements
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9 Sep 2014: A Jörg Widmann premiere was sandwiched by jubilant but polite Brahms, writes Erica Jeal
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9 Sep 2014:
On this impressive showing, it is a great shame that Han-Na Chang has left the orchestra, writes Tim Ashley
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9 Sep 2014:
The twinkle-eyed Brythoniaid male voice choir were the stars of an event where the headliners were obliged to play second fiddle, writes Tom Horan
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8 Sep 2014:
Bill Pohlad's biopic of the Beach Boys mastermind is immaculate and respectful, but the arc of growth and redemption is too neat, writes Henry Barnes
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8 Sep 2014:
Transplanted from its Berlin home, Peter Sellars' staging of Bach's oratorio was less immersive but remained undeniably powerful, writes Tim Ashley
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8 Sep 2014: Dance-friendly acts flourished at Bestival this year, with Outkast, Foals and Nile Rodgers leading the party, writes Ian Gittins
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7 Sep 2014:
Motown beats and soul mannerisms mark Faith's entertaining Proms debut, writes John Lewis
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7 Sep 2014:
Simon Rattle and the BPO give an orchestral masterclass with finely tuned Rachmaninov and dazzlingly vivid Stravinsky, writes Erica Jeal
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