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Sep 2016
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"Ave Goblin and Ludwig Fernandez-Versini...

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"NEEDS MORE GOBLIN." If you've ever thought this about anything at all, then number 7 is the episode for you. We've got goblin grots, STDs, water bucket deafness and more! You are welcome. Music featured in this episode: "Ave Maria" - Franz Schubert "Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759: Allegro moderato" - Franz Schubert "Symphony No. 5 in C minor: Allegro con brio" - Ludwig van Beethoven "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (Moonlight Sonata)" - Ludwig van Beethoven ***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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