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The Rite of Spring — Igor Stravinsky — Song · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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Song

The Rite of Spring — Igor Stravinsky

31 episodes

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Cathy Berberian
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David Hare
Dr Roy Strong
Ed McBain
Hal Prince
John Barry
John Bird
John Napier
Leonide Massine
Marlene Dietrich
Marquess Of Bath
Miklos Rozsa
Naomi Mitchison
Patricia Ruanne
Paul Jones
Professor Barry Cunliffe
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desert is.land

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An unofficial archive companion
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

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