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Music for a While #85: Our leap baby
37 minutes Posted Feb 27, 2024 at 4:54 pm.
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Rossini was born on February 29, 1792. So Jay doffs his cap to him. We also hear Schubert, Brahms, Ravel, and worthy others (including Dvořák, who knew how to swing).
Rossini, Overture to “La gazza ladra”
Schubert, Symphony No. 5, first movement
Ravel, Piano Concerto in D for Left Hand Alone
Dvořák, Symphony No. 7, Scherzo
Chopin, Étude in A flat, Op. 25, No. 1, “Aeolian Harp”
Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Rondo