about Music - Sundowner Programme 1

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This week we will enjoy a programme of “Sundowner” music.
Easy listening for the end of the day.

The programme:
Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
Johann Strauss II - The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314
Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals_ XIII. The Swan
J.S. Bach_ Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043_ II. Largo ma non tanto
Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75_ III. Clair de lune
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Johannes Brahms - Brahms_ 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro
Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Movement 4
12 Feb English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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