Review: Beethoven’s Emperor (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
A historically informed reading, performed on historically informed instruments, this was the Emperor in magnificent old clothes.
A historically informed reading, performed on historically informed instruments, this was the Emperor in magnificent old clothes.
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