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"Sword Fights and Magic Cake": Tchaikovs...

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YES THAT'S RIGHT we have RETURNED with another darntootlingly informative episode of That Classical Podcast. The 60-second bios are back with a vengeance, and this time it's all about Russians and also about sensual frappuccinos and asparagus. More on that later. Enjoy! Music featured in this episode: "String Sextet in D Minor Op. 70: Souvenirs de Florence" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a: Arabian Dance (Coffee)" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Variations)" - Sergei Rachmaninoff "Vespers op.37/5: Nyne Otpushchaeshi" - Sergei Rachmaninoff ***Follow us on Twitter (@thatclassical) and on Instagram (@thatclassicalinsta) for some top notch social media entertainment. We promise it won't just be jokes about Mozart. N.B. we can make no promises it won't just be jokes about Mozart.***

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