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50 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 41 MINUTES

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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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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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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

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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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Reverie

03:37

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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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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

8

Luna

Eunike Tanzil & Emanuel Keller

06:04

9

Study No. 3

Living 12 Strings

02:12

10

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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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

12

España, rhapsodie pour orchestre

España, rhapsodie pour orchestre

Les Siècles & François-Xavier Roth

06:19

13

Gymnopédie No. 1

Gymnopédie No. 1

Fenella Humphreys

03:41

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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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Extra Lives

Jeremiah Fraites

02:58

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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: 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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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

20

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

21

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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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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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: 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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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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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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Respiro 4

03:01

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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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Price: Elfentanz

Price: Elfentanz

Randall Goosby, Zhu Wang & Florence Price

Price: Elfentanz

04:21

30

Bol's Song

Eldbjørg Hemsing & Håvard Gimse

Irgens-Jensen: Bol's Song

02:23

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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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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

33

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

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

04:02

34

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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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

36

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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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

38

Time To Say Goodbye

Time To Say Goodbye

Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Hans Zimmer

Time To Say Goodbye

04:54

39

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

40

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

41

jól

03:06

42

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

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Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne

Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne

Simon Velthuis & Daan Oostdam

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne

02:55

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

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

Anastasia Kobekina, Kammerorchester Basel & Antonio Vivaldi

03:50

45

Variations concertantes, Op. 17/MWV Q 19: I. Thema

Variations concertantes, Op. 17/MWV Q 19: I. Thema

Sol Gabetta & Bertrand Chamayou

01:06

46

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

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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

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Night (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Tom Poster)

Night (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Tom Poster)

Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman

Path to the Moon

01:53

49

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 & Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: Petrushka; Debussy: Jeux, Prélude

03:17

50

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