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José Chávez Morado, 'Carnaval en Huejotzingo (Carnival in Huejotzingo)' (detail), 1939. Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 96.5 cm. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Loyal Davis © DACS 2013.
© TRACEY EMIN. All rights reserved, DACS 2013. Photo: KERRY RYAN.
Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
Richard Rogers Partnership, Lloyd’s of London, 1978-86. © Richard Bryant / arcaidimages.com & Piano + Rogers, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1971-77. © Francois Le Diascorn / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
1 February 2013
In the Reynolds Room, a John Madejski Fine Room
Edouard Manet, The Railway, 1873. Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 111.5 cm.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Horace Havemeyer in memory of his mother, Louisine W. Havemeyer, 1956.10.1. Photo courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington 
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Please note: For copyright reasons we are unable to include the music in this podcast. For a list of the pieces played please see below:
Bizet, Habanera from Carmen
Léo Delibe, 'Sous le dôme épais' from Lakmé Hector Berlioz
'L'Absence' from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, sung by Edmond Clement
Gabriel Faure, Pavane Op. 50 Wagner, "Bacchanale" from "Tannhäuser" (Paris Version)
Jules Massenet, Méditation from Thaïs
Manet’s depictions of leisure range from Parisian cafés and bars, to informal scenes in parks and gardens. Musicologist Gulliver Ralston brings musicians to the Royal Academy to perform and talk about the soundscapes of these remarkable paintings.
