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about Music, Sundowner Programme 20 – A touch of Spanish and the Exotic.

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Our programme today features music that transports us to faraway places, infused with cultural colours.

1. Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian - Sketches for Orchestra, Op. 10_
Procession of the Sardar
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumble-bee
3. Isaac Albéniz - Suite española, Op.47 - Granada, Sevilla and Asturias
4. Manuel María Ponce - Estrellita (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra by
Joshua Bell and Jascha Heifetz)
5. Alexander Glazunov - Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71
6. Enrique Granados - Danzas Española, Op. 37, No. 10 - Danza Triste,
Oriental, Villanesca, and Andaluza
7. Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 – Habanera and Feria
6 Jul English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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