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Fancy Flutterings

a close-up of a Butterfly with green and brown folded wings
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Johann Baptist Strauss II (1825-1899)

The Butterfly, Op. 174: Le Papillion, Polka-Mazurka, Op. 174

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Wildner, conductor

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Humming Chorus

Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor, Philharmonia Orchestra

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Miroirs: Noctuelles

Hinrich Alpers, piano

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)

"The Butterfly" and "To Spring"

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Henri Salvador (1917-2008)

L'Abeille et le Papillon

Henri Salvador

François Couperin (1668-1733)

PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN, PREMIER LIVRE (ORDRE 2): 'Les Papillons' Tres légèrement

Davitt Moroney, harpsichord

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)

Danza de la mariposa

Alexa Still, flute

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)

Le festin de l'araignée [The Spider's Banquet], op. 17

Orchestra National de l'O.R.T.F., Jean Martinon, conductor

Doug Ingle (1945-2024)

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"

Iron Butterfly