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MUSIC REVIEW

BSO Chamber Players stick to a polished charm

By Matthew Guerrieri

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 24, 2012

Like fine wine merchants, the Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players have divided their season up by country of origin. Sunday afternoon’s concert centered on Austria, specifically Vienna, and three of that city’s most celebrated resident composers. The chosen genre was that staple of decorous party music,.With its key alone, Mozart’s Serenade in C minor (K. 388) hinted at a more stark profile than your average serenade. The performance, though with its consistently big sound and sharp-edged rhythmic profile, brought out extroverted theatricality, operatic playacting.

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