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Old 02-07-2006, 08:49 PM
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Re: Heads up:Natural World

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Originally Posted by Mark43
Fantastic wasn't it.

Anyone know what the oriental type music that accompanied Spring was called?

Have heard it before but can't remember where it's from.
It's by Russian composer Borodin. The song "Stranger in Paradise" (from the 1953 Broadway musical Kismet) is based upon the Polovetzian Dances from his opera Prince Igor.

Great programme too
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