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Review Hitting a lyrical high Edinburgh International Festival Opening Concert
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MUSIC: Usher Hall
BERLIOZ does it once more. Successive Edinburgh International
Festival opening concerts have become reliant on the big-hitting 19th-
century French composer's ability to combine a grandiose sense of
occasion with moments of lyricism that smack of heart-stopping
sensuality.
Twelve months ago it was that king of operas, The Trojans. This
year, in a packed Usher Hall, it was Te Deum, a work with triumph
oozing from every bar. The triumph last night was the punchy...
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