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49 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 47 MINUTES

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Belli: Sapias

Mari Samuelsen, Julien Quentin, Scoring Berlin, Jonathan Stockhammer & Olivia Belli

03:00

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TAURUS “The Tenacious”

TAURUS “The Tenacious”

03:39

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Beethoven: 22 Scottish Songs, WoO 156 - No. 1, Untitled

Beethoven: 22 Scottish Songs, WoO 156 - No. 1, Untitled

Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor & Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56

01:22

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Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: II. (Adagio)

Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 6: II. (Adagio)

Julius Asal & Alexander Scriabin

SCRIABIN – SCARLATTI

05:20

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Reverie

03:37

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Luna

Eunike Tanzil & Emanuel Keller

06:04

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Gymnopédie No. 1

Gymnopédie No. 1

Fenella Humphreys

03:41

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Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 1

Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 1

Joe Hisaishi, Wiener Symphoniker & Antoine Tamestit

Joe Hisaishi in Vienna: Symphony No. 2; Viola Saga

11:23

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14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Transcr. Strauss & Rizikov for Cello and Piano)

14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Transcr. Strauss & Rizikov for Cello and Piano)

Lisa Strauss & Anastasia Rizikov

04:57

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Berceuse, H. 8 (Version for Cello & Piano)

Berceuse, H. 8 (Version for Cello & Piano)

Gerald Peregrine & Antony Ingham

Folk Tales, Vol. 2: British & Irish Miniatures

03:10

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Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. 10 "Miscellanée pour piano": No. 6, Petit caprice (Style Offenbach)

Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. 10 "Miscellanée pour piano": No. 6, Petit caprice (Style Offenbach)

Mariam Batsashvili

Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. 10 "Miscellanée pour piano": No. 6, Petit caprice (Style Offenbach)

02:35

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Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 (Version for Violin and Orchestra)

Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 (Version for Violin and Orchestra)

Renaud Capuçon, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne & Gabriel Fauré

03:30

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Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 24 - Du bist wie eine Blume

Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 24 - Du bist wie eine Blume

Pablo Ferrández & Julien Quentin

Night Sessions: Vol. 2

01:42

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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio (Live at the Royal Festival Hall, 1972)

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio (Live at the Royal Festival Hall, 1972)

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 "Eroica" - Schubert: Symphony No. 9, D. 944 "The Great" - Brahms: St Anthony Variations, Op. 56a (Live)

06:11

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Pensée

Chloé Antoniotti

03:31

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Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Che farò senza Euridice" (Orfeo)

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Che farò senza Euridice" (Orfeo)

Stefan Plewniak feat. Jakub Józef Orliński

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30

04:18

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Study No. 3

Living 12 Strings

02:12

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Waterways (Reimagined)

Waterways (Reimagined)

Ludovico Einaudi

Waterways (Reimagined)

06:48

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The Unavailable Memory Of

The Unavailable Memory Of

Bertrand Chamayou

02:39

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Pensamento (Transcr. for Violin and Piano by Claudio Cruz)

Pensamento (Transcr. for Violin and Piano by Claudio Cruz)

Claudio Cruz & Olga Kopylova

Corbani: Pensamento (Transcr. for Violin and Piano by Claudio Cruz)

02:16

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Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 - II. Largo (Single Version)

Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 - II. Largo (Single Version)

Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor, Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo (Single Version)

04:40

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Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus tragicus": I. Sonatina

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus tragicus": I. Sonatina

Paul Agnew & Les Arts Florissants

J. S. Bach: A Life in Music (Vol. 1). Arnstadt & Mühlhausen (1703-1708), Early Cantatas

02:33

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14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Leonard Rose)

14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Leonard Rose)

Raïff Dantas Barreto & Anastasiya Evsina

Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Leonard Rose)

06:57

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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Leonidas Kavakos & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach: Violin Concertos

04:53

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Rachmaninoff: Prélude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

Rachmaninoff: Prélude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

Khatia Buniatishvili & Sergei Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninoff: Prélude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

02:39

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Gál: Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Cello, Op. 93 - III. Intermezzo. Andantino

Gál: Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Cello, Op. 93 - III. Intermezzo. Andantino

Kilian Herold, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff & Hans Gál

Serenade - Works for Clarinet and Strings by Krenek, Gál and Penderecki

02:52

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D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208 (Arr. Abiton for Guitar) (Musical Moments)

D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208 (Arr. Abiton for Guitar) (Musical Moments)

Raphaël Feuillâtre & Domenico Scarlatti

D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208 (Arr. Abiton for Guitar) (Musical Moments)

03:55

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Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 - III. Adagio (Transcr. Trifonov for 2 Pianos)

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 - III. Adagio (Transcr. Trifonov for 2 Pianos)

Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan & Sergei Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninoff for Two

10:53

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Saman (Arr. for Guitar by Gerard Cousins)

Saman (Arr. for Guitar by Gerard Cousins)

Stay By My Side

03:19

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Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: III. Andante

Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: III. Andante

Francesco Tropea

J. S. Bach: Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: III. Andante

04:46

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Bol's Song

Eldbjørg Hemsing & Håvard Gimse

Irgens-Jensen: Bol's Song

02:23

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Nocturne in D Minor, Op. 19: No. 4

Nocturne in D Minor, Op. 19: No. 4

04:02

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Debussy: Deux arabesques, L. 74 (Arr. For Cello And Piano By Olivier Hébert-Bouchard) - Arabesque No. 1 In E Minor: Andantino con moto

Debussy: Deux arabesques, L. 74 (Arr. For Cello And Piano By Olivier Hébert-Bouchard) - Arabesque No. 1 In E Minor: Andantino con moto

Stéphane Tétreault & Olivier Hébert-Bouchard

Claude Debussy: Images retrouvées

05:33

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Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro (Arr. for Violin and Harp by Paola Baron)

Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro (Arr. for Violin and Harp by Paola Baron)

J. S. Bach: Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro (Arr. for Violin and Harp by Paola Baron)

04:36

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All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VI. Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VI. Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)

PaTRAM Institute Male Choir & Ekaterina Antonenko

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

03:45

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Bach: Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Bach: Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Leonidas Kavakos & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach: Violin Concertos

03:10

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jól

03:06

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Pan og Syrinx, Op. 49, FS 87

Pan og Syrinx, Op. 49, FS 87

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner

Nielsen: Flute Concerto, Symphony No. 3, Pan and Syrinx

08:32

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Suite for Krug in 2008: III. Movement (Arr. for Guitar by Jonathan Bockelmann)

Suite for Krug in 2008: III. Movement (Arr. for Guitar by Jonathan Bockelmann)

Jonathan Bockelmann

Sakamoto on Guitar II

05:13

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Boulanger: Nocturne (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Matthias Spindler)

Boulanger: Nocturne (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Matthias Spindler)

Luka Faulisi & Lili Boulanger

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

02:30

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Glass: Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 2 - VI. Orphée et la princesse

Glass: Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 2 - VI. Orphée et la princesse

Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque & Philip Glass

Glass: Cocteau Trilogy

03:27

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Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Larghetto

Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Larghetto

Elgar: Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2

15:05

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Bach: Suite from the Partita for Violin in E Major, BWV 1006 (Transcribed by Sergei Rachmaninoff): II. Gavotte

Bach: Suite from the Partita for Violin in E Major, BWV 1006 (Transcribed by Sergei Rachmaninoff): II. Gavotte

Mao Fujita & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach Transcriptions

02:46

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Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 30 'Quodlibet'

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 30 'Quodlibet'

Apollo's Cabinet & Sophia Prodanova

Musical Wanderlust: Charles Burney’s European Travels in Pursuit of Harmony

03:14

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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Arr. for Four Hands by Maurice Ravel)

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Arr. for Four Hands by Maurice Ravel)

Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung

Bax & Chung Piano Duo: Debussy and Ravel for Two

08:46

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Air Piano Variation (From Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068, Arr. for Piano by Svetoslav Karparov)

Air Piano Variation (From Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068, Arr. for Piano by Svetoslav Karparov)

Gabriele Bagnati

Essential Classical Pieces on Piano

02:32

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Nocturnes, Op. 32: II. Lento (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Nocturnes, Op. 32: II. Lento (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Olga Scheps & Raphaela Gromes

Chopin Nocturnes

02:45

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Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 44: II. Andante

Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 44: II. Andante

Gianandrea Noseda & London Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3

06:36

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El Cant dels Ocells (Arranged for Guitar by Guillem Pérez-Quer)

El Cant dels Ocells (Arranged for Guitar by Guillem Pérez-Quer)

Guillem Perez-Quer

El Cant dels Ocells (Arranged for Guitar by Guillem Pérez-Quer)

03:22