Recorded at Arts Centre Melbourne: Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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Programme

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes
Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)	Partita
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	The Lark Ascending
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Symphonic Dances, Op.45

Performers

Richard Tognetti	Violin
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis	Conductor

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