Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-Tico [Göteborgs Symfoniker, Gustavo Dudamel]

Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) performs Brazilian musician and composer Zequinha de Abreu’s best-known work, Tico Tico.

Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) performs Brazilian musician and composer Zequinha de Abreu’s best-known work, Tico Tico.

Croatian Baroque Ensemble performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Concerto for Four Violins in G major, TWV 40:201. Violins: Laura Vadjon, Dunja Bontek, Tanja Tortić, and Ivan Jekšeković.

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