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Presented by William Mival. "Today is a day enough to kill one, a thick, dark, dank, yellow fog. It is almost impossible to see without candles. The sun has no rays; it is only a red patch amidst the fog. It is awful. My yearning for a bright day is indescribable. Patience!
Patience! Day crawls away after day" -Weber, in London for the premiere of Oberon in 1826, on the English weather. Overture: Oberon
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor
Raphael Kubelik
Piano Concerto No 2 in Eflat
Marek Drewnowski (piano) Polish Radio Orchestra, conductor Antoni Wit
Oberon (excerpts) Soloists
Bavarian Radio SO/ Raphael Kubelik

Contributors

Presented By:
William Mival.
Piano:
Raphael Kubelik
Piano:
Marek Drewnowski
Conductor:
Antoni Wit
Unknown:
Raphael Kubelik
Source: Radio Times

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