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100 Best Piano

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Released: Mar 2007
Label: EMI Classics
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    Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth.
    Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth.
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    Six Grand Etudes after Paganini: III. No. 3 'La campa...
    Six Grand Etudes after Paganini: III. No. 3 'La campanella'
    Andre Watts
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    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 N...
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    4:55
    Etude in E major, Op.10 No.3
    Etude in E major, Op.10 No.3
    Stanislav Bunin
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    Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K331/K300i: III. Rondo alla turca
    Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K331/K300i: III. Rondo alla turca
    Moura Lympany
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    2:37
    La fille aux cheveux de lin from Préludes Book I
    La fille aux cheveux de lin from Préludes Book I
    Moura Lympany
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    1:33
    6 Moments musicaux D780: No. 3 in F minor
    6 Moments musicaux D780: No. 3 in F minor
    Stephen Kovacevich
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    1:48
    Waltzes (1986 Digital Remaster): No. 6 in D flat major Op...
    Waltzes (1986 Digital Remaster): No. 6 in D flat major Op. 64 No. 1 (1986 Digital Remaster)
    John Ogdon
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    1:36
    The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (Edit)
    The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (Edit)
    Michael Nyman
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    3:31
    Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147...
    Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147 (1994 Digital Remaster): Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (1994 Digital Remaster)
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Polonaise No. 6 in A flat 'Heroic' Op. 53
    Polonaise No. 6 in A flat 'Heroic' Op. 53
    Martha Argerich
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    Fur Elise
    Fur Elise
    Jean-Bernard Pommier
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    Frühlingslied Op.62 No.6
    Frühlingslied Op.62 No.6
    Jean-Bernard Pommier
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    Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66
    Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66
    Stanislav Bunin
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    Rondo in D K485
    Rondo in D K485
    Stanislav Bunin
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    4:21
    Arabesque (I)
    Arabesque (I)
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Pavane pour une infante défunte
    Pavane pour une infante défunte
    Cecile Ousset
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    Piano Concerto No.26 in D K537, "Coronation": I. Allegro ...
    Piano Concerto No.26 in D K537, "Coronation": I. Allegro (extract)
    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Chorus
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    Grande valse brillante in E Flat Op.18
    Grande valse brillante in E Flat Op.18
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Rhapsody in Blue - excerpt
    Rhapsody in Blue - excerpt
    Aalborg Symphony
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    La Belle excentrique (1920): I: Grande ritournelle (Pas t...
    La Belle excentrique (1920): I: Grande ritournelle (Pas trop vite) (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Étude in G flat Op.10 No.5
    Étude in G flat Op.10 No.5
    Stanislav Bunin
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    Fantasiestücke Op.12 (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Fantasiestücke Op.12 (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Martha Argerich
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    6:57
    Rondo capriccioso in E Op. 14 (1995 Digital Remaster)
    Rondo capriccioso in E Op. 14 (1995 Digital Remaster)
    Helmut Roloff
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    Piano Sonata No 21 in C major Op. 53: I Allegro con bri...
    Piano Sonata No 21 in C major Op. 53: I Allegro con brio (extract)
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    Années de pèlerinage - année 3 S163: Les jeux d'eau à la ...
    Années de pèlerinage - année 3 S163: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
    Andre Watts
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    Gaspard de la nuit: 1. Ondine (Lent)
    Gaspard de la nuit: 1. Ondine (Lent)
    Martha Argerich
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    Cinq Impromptus: No. 2 in F minor Op. 31
    Cinq Impromptus: No. 2 in F minor Op. 31
    Cecile Ousset
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    Le Piccadilly
    Le Piccadilly
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    7:58
    Invitation to the Dance
    Invitation to the Dance
    Thierry De Brunhoff
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    Piano Sonata No.16 in C K545: I. Allegro
    Piano Sonata No.16 in C K545: I. Allegro
    Christian Zacharias
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    Piano concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30: III. Allegro ma non...
    Piano concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30: III. Allegro ma non tanto (extract)
    Leonard Bernstein
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    8:25
    I got rhythm: Variations for piano and orchestra
    I got rhythm: Variations for piano and orchestra
    Aalborg Symphony
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    Trois Gymnopédies (1888) (2000 Digital Remaster): I: Lent...
    Trois Gymnopédies (1888) (2000 Digital Remaster): I: Lent et douloureux (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Six Gnossiennes (1889-1897) (2000 Digital Remaster): No.1...
    Six Gnossiennes (1889-1897) (2000 Digital Remaster): No.1 Lent (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Rêverie
    Rêverie
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    3 Concert Studies S144: Un sospiro
    3 Concert Studies S144: Un sospiro
    Andre Watts
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    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madigan' K467: II. An...
    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madigan' K467: II. Andante (excerpt)
    Halle Orchestra
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    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. ...
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    Stephen Kovacevich
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    Tango (arr. Godowsky)
    Tango (arr. Godowsky)
    Moura Lympany
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    6 Consolations S172: No. 3 in D flat major (Lento placido)
    6 Consolations S172: No. 3 in D flat major (Lento placido)
    Tzimon Barto
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    Songs without Words (1996 Digital Remaster): Andante con ...
    Songs without Words (1996 Digital Remaster): Andante con moto in E major, Op. 19 No. 1 (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Daniel Adni
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    Les Sylphides/Prelude in A Op.28 No.7
    Les Sylphides/Prelude in A Op.28 No.7
    John Ogdon
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    Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV988 (Aria with diverse v...
    Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV988 (Aria with diverse variations)
    Maria Tipo
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    Der Vogel als Prophet (from Waldszenen Op. 82 No. 7)
    Der Vogel als Prophet (from Waldszenen Op. 82 No. 7)
    Moura Lympany
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    Estampes: I. Pagodes
    Estampes: I. Pagodes
    Cecile Ousset
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    Nocturne in D flat Op.9 No.2
    Nocturne in D flat Op.9 No.2
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Nocturne in D flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (2001 Digital Rem...
    Nocturne in D flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (2001 Digital Remaster)
    Maurizio Pollini
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    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op. 102: II. Andante
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op. 102: II. Andante
    Dmitri Alexeev
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    Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
    Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
    Peter Donohoe
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    27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25: C minor, 'Revolutionary', Op. 10/12
    27 Etudes Opp. 10, 25: C minor, 'Revolutionary', Op. 10/12
    Stanislav Bunin
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    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' Op. 73 ...
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' Op. 73 (1996 Digital Remaster): III Rondo: Allegro (excerpt) (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Cleveland Orchestra
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    Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16 (2003 Digital Remaster): ...
    Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16 (2003 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro molto moderato (2003 Digital Remaster)
    Lovro Von Matacic
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    16 Polonaises (1990 Digital Remaster): A, Op. 40/1, 'Mili...
    16 Polonaises (1990 Digital Remaster): A, Op. 40/1, 'Military' (1990 Digital Remaster)
    John Ogdon
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    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor 'Appassionata' Op. 57: III...
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor 'Appassionata' Op. 57: III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    16 Slavonic Dances B78 & B145 (Opp. 46 & 72) (1996 Digita...
    16 Slavonic Dances B78 & B145 (Opp. 46 & 72) (1996 Digital Remaster), B78 (1996 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in E minor (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Michel Beroff
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    12 Etudes Op. 8: Etude No. 12 in D sharp minor
    12 Etudes Op. 8: Etude No. 12 in D sharp minor
    Moura Lympany
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    Das wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-93 (1999 Digital Remas...
    Das wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-93 (1999 Digital Remaster), Book I (1999 Digital Remaster): No.1 in C, BWV 846 (1999 Digital Remaster)
    Edwin Fischer
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    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 Sz119: Allegretto
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 Sz119: Allegretto
    Peter Donohoe
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    Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35: III. Marche f...
    Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre (Lento)
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    24 Preludes (1987 Digital Remaster): Prelude in C sharp m...
    24 Preludes (1987 Digital Remaster): Prelude in C sharp minor (Lento) Op. 3 No. 2 (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I ...
    Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I Largo: Allegro (excerpt)
    Stephen Kovacevich
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    Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39
    Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39
    Martha Argerich
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    Islamey (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Islamey (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Andrei Gavrilov
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    Pictures at an Exhibition (2000 Digital Remaster): No. 10...
    Pictures at an Exhibition (2000 Digital Remaster): No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: Allegro non ...
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt) (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Andrei Gavrilov
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    Liebesträume S541 (1987 Digital Remaster): A flat: 'O lie...
    Liebesträume S541 (1987 Digital Remaster): A flat: 'O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst' (S298) (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Suite bergamasque (1987 Digital Remaster): Clair de lune ...
    Suite bergamasque (1987 Digital Remaster): Clair de lune (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: I. Moderato (e...
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18: I. Moderato (excerpt)
    Andrei Gavrilov
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    Preludes (1991 Digital Remaster): Prelude No. 15 in D fla...
    Preludes (1991 Digital Remaster): Prelude No. 15 in D flat 'Raindrop' (Sostenuto) (1991 Digital Remaster)
    John Ogdon
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    Valse romantique
    Valse romantique
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Jeux d'eau
    Jeux d'eau
    Cecile Ousset
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    Valse impromptu S213 (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Valse impromptu S213 (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Waltz No. 15 in A flat major, Op. 39
    Waltz No. 15 in A flat major, Op. 39
    Jean-Bernard Pommier
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    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43: Variation XVIII (...
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43: Variation XVIII (Andante cantabile, a tempo vivace)
    City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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    Nocturne No.5 in F sharp Op.15 No.2 (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Nocturne No.5 in F sharp Op.15 No.2 (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Maurizio Pollini
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    Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso
    Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso
    Cecile Ousset
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    Sonata in D minor Kk 9/L 413, "Pastorale"
    Sonata in D minor Kk 9/L 413, "Pastorale"
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Klavierstück in F K33b
    Klavierstück in F K33b
    Stanislav Bunin
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    4 Valses oubliées S215: I: Valse Oubilée
    4 Valses oubliées S215: I: Valse Oubilée
    Andre Watts
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    Waltz in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2
    Waltz in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2
    John Ogdon
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    Petite suite, piano 4 hands (1886-9) (1989 Digital Remast...
    Petite suite, piano 4 hands (1886-9) (1989 Digital Remaster): I. En bateau (1989 Digital Remaster)
    Michel Beroff
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    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: I. Allegro ...
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso (excerpt)
    Martha Argerich
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    The Maiden's Prayer
    The Maiden's Prayer
    Jean-Bernard Pommier
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    Humoresque
    Humoresque
    Moura Lympany
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    Kinderszenen Op. 15: Träumerei
    Kinderszenen Op. 15: Träumerei
    Alexis Weissenberg
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    Invention No.1 in C BWV 772
    Invention No.1 in C BWV 772
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    8 Suites for Keyboard, Set I HWV426-33: Air and Variation...
    8 Suites for Keyboard, Set I HWV426-33: Air and Variations, '(The) Harmonious Blacksmith'
    Moura Lympany
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    Le Coucou (Premiere Livre de pièces de clavecin)
    Le Coucou (Premiere Livre de pièces de clavecin)
    Moura Lympany
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    Cançons i danses (Songs and Dances) (1992 Digital Remaste...
    Cançons i danses (Songs and Dances) (1992 Digital Remaster): No. 1 (1921) (1992 Digital Remaster)
    Gonzalo Soriano
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    Golliwogg's Cake Walk (from Children's Corner)
    Golliwogg's Cake Walk (from Children's Corner)
    Moura Lympany
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    Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2 (1992 Digital ...
    Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster)
    John Ogdon
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    Sinfonia No.1 in C BWV 787
    Sinfonia No.1 in C BWV 787
    Aldo Ciccolini
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    Melody in F Op. 3 No. 1
    Melody in F Op. 3 No. 1
    Moura Lympany
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    The Seasons Op. 37b: XI. Novembre (Course en Troïka)
    The Seasons Op. 37b: XI. Novembre (Course en Troïka)
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    The Seasons Op. 37b: VI. Juin (Barcarolle)
    The Seasons Op. 37b: VI. Juin (Barcarolle)
    Mikhail Pletnev
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    Choral Prelude "Awake, the voice is sounding" BWV645
    Choral Prelude "Awake, the voice is sounding" BWV645
    Stanislav Bunin
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    Menuet in G WoO10 No. 2
    Menuet in G WoO10 No. 2
    Moura Lympany
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    Dolly Op. 56: I. Berceuse
    Dolly Op. 56: I. Berceuse
    Jean-Philippe Collard
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    Piano Quintet in A major D.667 ("The Trout"): IV. Tema...
    Piano Quintet in A major D.667 ("The Trout"): IV. Tema (Andantino) con variazioni 1-6
    Borodin Quartet
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