On Hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring

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On Hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring (Delius). No.1 of 2 Mood Pictures for small orch. comp. 1911–13, f.p. Leipzig 23 Oct. 1913, cond. Nikisch, f.p. in England 1914 (cond. Mengelberg). Main theme based on No.14 (‘In Ola Valley’) of Grieg's Norwegian Folk Tunes, Op.66.

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