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In Concert - Okubo, Mimata

Naoto Otomo Presents T Series  OVCX-00105

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Chamber

Runa Okubo (violin)
Eiko Mimata (piano)

All

Works (7)

• Fritz Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
• Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
• Pablo de Sarasate: Fantaisie on Carmen (Bizet), Op. 25
• Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction et Tarantelle, Op. 43
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42 Mélodie
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op. 34
• Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 105