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Sundowner Programme 15: Romantic Reflections

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Today’s programme has the theme Romantic Reflections, and I present for your enjoyment these 12 items which are designed to leave you relaxed and calm.
• Scriabin Nocturne in A-flat major
• Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat major
• Schubert – Impromptu in A-flat major
• Fauré – Sicilienne
• Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
• MacDowell – To a Wild Rose
• Franck – Panis Angelicus
• Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
• Clara Schumann – Romance in A minor
• Saint-Saëns – The Swan
• Brahms – Intermezzo in A major
• Chopin – Étude in E major ("Tristesse")
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