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50 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 27 MINUTES

1

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

02:50

2

Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397

Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397

Mozart: Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397

05:34

3

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

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

02:45

4

Bruch: Romance in F Major for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85 (Live)

Bruch: Romance in F Major for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85 (Live)

Renaud Capuçon, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra & Daniel Harding

Renaud Capuçon in Verbier (Live)

08:49

5

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

6

Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 2 (Pt. 1)

Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 2 (Pt. 1)

Joe Hisaishi, Wiener Symphoniker & Antoine Tamestit

Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga: Movement 2 (Pt. 1)

05:05

7

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

8

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25 - No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor "Cello"

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25 - No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor "Cello"

Yunchan Lim & Frédéric Chopin

Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25

05:31

9

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

10

Six Shades of Bach, Suite 1, Köthen: IV. Sarabande (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1007)

Six Shades of Bach, Suite 1, Köthen: IV. Sarabande (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1007)

Six Shades of Bach

01:15

11

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

12

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

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

Pablo Ferrández & Julien Quentin

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

01:42

13

Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 2

Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 2

Joe Hisaishi, Wiener Symphoniker & Antoine Tamestit

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

10:05

14

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Arr. for Guitar by Anders Miolin)

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Arr. for Guitar by Anders Miolin)

Living 12 Strings

02:40

15

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

16

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

17

Asal: TRANSITION II

Asal: TRANSITION II

SCRIABIN – SCARLATTI

03:01

18

Time To Say Goodbye

Time To Say Goodbye

Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Hans Zimmer

Time To Say Goodbye

04:54

19

Saman (Arr. for Guitar by Gerard Cousins)

Saman (Arr. for Guitar by Gerard Cousins)

Stay By My Side

03:19

20

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

21

Bol's Song

Eldbjørg Hemsing & Håvard Gimse

Irgens-Jensen: Bol's Song

02:23

22

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

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

04:02

23

Extra Lives

Jeremiah Fraites

02:58

24

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

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

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

02:30

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

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

Khatia Buniatishvili

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

02:39

30

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

31

A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close: Movement I

A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close: Movement I

Philip Glass feat. Feico Deutekom

Philip Glass: A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close

04:20

32

Fantasía [feat. Steiney Sigurðardóttir]

Fantasía [feat. Steiney Sigurðardóttir]

Gabríel Ólafs feat. Steiney Sigurðardóttir

Lullabies for Piano and Cello (Deluxe)

02:37

33

Price: Elfentanz

Price: Elfentanz

Randall Goosby, Zhu Wang & Florence Price

Price: Elfentanz

04:21

34

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

35

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Vieni appaga il tuo consorte" (Orfeo, Euridice)

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Vieni appaga il tuo consorte" (Orfeo, Euridice)

Stefan Plewniak feat. Elsa Dreisig & Jakub Józef Orliński

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30

03:22

36

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

37

Quatro Estações para Violino e Piano: IV. Verão

Quatro Estações para Violino e Piano: IV. Verão

Olga Kopylova & Claudio Cruz

Corbani: Quatro Estações para Violino e Piano: IV. Verão

01:31

38

Gershwin: Under the Cinnamon Tree (From "East is West")

Gershwin: Under the Cinnamon Tree (From "East is West")

Jean-Yves Thibaudet & George Gershwin

Gershwin Rhapsody

01:13

39

Respiro 4

03:01

40

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

41

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

42

Stravinsky: Petrushka, K12 (1947 Version) - IIIc. Waltz. The Ballerina and the Moor

Stravinsky: Petrushka, K12 (1947 Version) - IIIc. Waltz. The Ballerina and the Moor

Orchestre De Paris & Klaus Mäkelä

Stravinsky: Petrushka; Debussy: Jeux, Prélude

03:17

43

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

44

jól

03:06

45

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - IVc. Molto adagio subito (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - IVc. Molto adagio subito (Live)

Verbier Festival Orchestra & Daniel Harding

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Live)

02:14

46

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

47

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 "Funeral March" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"

07:11

48

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 405: II. Adagio

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 405: II. Adagio

Anastasia Kobekina & Kammerorchester Basel

03:50

49

14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, Sz. 38: No. 14, Valse. Ma mie qui danse - Presto

14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, Sz. 38: No. 14, Valse. Ma mie qui danse - Presto

Piotr Anderszewski

Bartók, Janáček, Szymanowski

02:12

50

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

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

Bach Transcriptions

02:46