Word: khatchourian
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...orchestra excelled when they played Richard Strauss' waltzes from "Der Rosenkavalier," and the suite from "Carmen." These two stand-bys put the audience into just the mood into which they wanted to be put, and the two Khatchourian dances, at once delicate and vigorous, led to "Finlandia," which rounded out the first half of the program. After the intermission, Benjamin Britten's variations on Rossini provided a brilliant modern interpretation of this airy, yet worldly, composer...
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