Toronto Symphony Orchestra fails to transcend minutiae in Brahms German Requiem

John Terauds, Musical Toronto

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, out in full force, sang with its characteristic mix of subtlety, power and precision. The Toronto Symphony players (with woodwinds and brass on risers, all bizarrely crammed into one corner of the stage with the piano, organ console and harp) were in great form.

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