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An uplifting German Requiem from Royal Northern Sinfonia

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Reviewed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead on 29 September 2013
Takemitsu, Requiem for string orchestra
Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op.45
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Thomas Zehetmair, Conductor
Elizabeth Atherton, Soprano
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