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The Orient Express

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The Orient Express

From 1930 to 1962, the Arlberg Orient Express offered passengers a lavish, glamorous journey all the way from London to either Athens or Bucharest. French baritone Benoît Déchelotte and Swiss pianist Sarah Murer travel this route in song, with composers from the cities along the famed railway route and songs that encapsulate the thrill of travel and exploration.

Benoît Déchelotte - Baritone

Sarah Murer - Piano

Music by R. V. Williams, Roger Quilter, Francis Poulenc, Jacques Ibert, Othmar Schoeck, Johanna Müller-Hermann, Alban Berg, Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský, Béla Bartók, Paul Constantinescu, Georges Enescu

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17 September

1931: À bord de l'Orient-Express