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Norwegian radio on 26 September 1948, and broadcast several times. From that concert on, Harry Frommermann (now Harry Frohman) completed the ensemble at the request of Erich Collin. In November 1948 the group was again heard in a radio broadcast, this time from
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at the age of 61. For the documentary film about the
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countries, France, Switzerland, and Italy. Early in the tour, Shutorev died unexpectedly of gastric rupture, after which the group completed their concerts in
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for the label Le Chant du Monde. Unfortunately, the extremely promising project failed due to differing opinions about the future direction of the group.
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