about Music, Sundowner Programme 9 – A touch of Spanish and the Exotic.

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Our programme today features music that transports us to faraway places, infused with cultural colours.

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian - Sketches for Orchestra, Op. 10_ Procession of the Sardar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-bee
Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias
Manuel María Ponce - Estrellita (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra by Joshua Bell and Jascha Heifetz)
Alexander Glazunov - Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71
Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste, Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza
Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria
10 Apr 2025 English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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