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Variations on a theme by Haydn

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performers: ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas Sondergard
Recording date: 31 May 2013
Date of broadcast: 31 May 2013

From a simple opening chorale melody, Brahms cleverly fashions a set of 8 variations. The melody is developed to give you the sense of a mirage – it’s always there, when in fact the listener never hears it again.

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performers: ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas Sondergard
Recording date: 31 May 2013
Date of broadcast: 31 May 2013

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