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05/10/2025

A significant extract from Sarah Lenton's Building a Library recommendation, plus other fine new releases.

22 days left to listen

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dances nos. 3 & 4

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances.
    • Pentatone.
    • 3-4.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan tutte: Act One extract

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Opus Arte.

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