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Contrasts

Ives: The Unanswered Question | Finzi: Romance for Strings | Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

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Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)

The Unanswered Question

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Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)

Romance for Strings

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Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)

Knoxville: Summer of 1915

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36

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