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Work: Ancient Airs and Dances

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ComposerRespighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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Mediterranean moods: RSNO with Gilbert Varga and Miloš Karadaglić

In an engaging German-Scots accent, RSNO first violinist Ursula Heidecker Allen promised the pre-concert talk audience an evening of sunny Mediterranean moods. Time being a factor in these very worthwhile 25-minute, capacity-crowd events, she addressed only the programme’s two Respighi pieces, mentioning that he was a pupil of another programmed composer, Martucci.
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