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Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète

May 29, 2022

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This episode features some reflections upon Partygate and the reactions to Sue Gray's report to the sound of Apollon Musagète, composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928.

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Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète

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