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Theme and Variations

Charles Hazlewood, pianist David Owen Norris and the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra look in detail at the very different ways three great composers have, in Mozart's words, "taken a tune for a walk". They explore orchestral variations by Haydn, the slow movement of the "Surprise" Symphony, Elgar's approach in the "Enigma" Variations and give a complete performance of Gershwin's colourful Variations on "I got rhythm".

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41 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer Joseph Haydn
Composer Edward Elgar
Composer George Gershwin