ΜΟΥΣΙΚΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΠΗΣΑ: Η ΑΛΟΓΟΜΥΓΑ (5)

ΝΤΜΙΤΡΙ ΣΟΣΤΑΚΟΒΙΤΣ :
" Η αλογόμυγα" (Σουίτα)

1. Overture
2. Contredanse
3. Folk Feast (National Holiday)
4. Interlude
5. Barrel-Organ Waltz
6. Galop
7. Introduction (Prelude)
8. Romance
9. Intermezzo
10. Nocturne
11. Scene
12. Finale

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Performer: Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
World Premiere: April 12, 1955 Leningrad TV

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