Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the vernal landscape that surrounds Delius' joyous ode to spring, including Schubert's Vienna and Takemitsu's Tokyo cherry blossom. There is folk song from England and Norway and avian renditions from Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony. Along with a nest-hogging concerto by Vivaldi, Sara reveals exactly how to imitate the call of the cuckoo.