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Ultimate Classical Piano; Works by Chopin, Bach, Brahms, etc.Various Artists
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Ultimate Classical Piano is part of Decca's "Ultimate" series of box sets, released in 2006. The five discs each contain 20 tracks of some of the most familiar and famous piano works ever written, performed by some of greatest pianists, all pulled from Decca's vast archive. The selections range from the Baroque music of Rameau, Daquin, and Bach, to the 20th century music of Rachmaninov and Falla, but they are not organized in any particular fashion. There are a few transcriptions (Saint-Saëns' The Swan, arias from Bach cantatas), a couple of Dvorák's Slavonic Dances performed in the original piano duet versions, and even a waltz by Arensky for two pianos. Just a few of the highlights are Vladimir Ashkenazy playing Chopin, Alicia de Larrocha playing Albéniz and Granados, and Julius Katchen playing Brahms. There's something for everyone here: Chopin's rousing "Heroic" Polonaise, Debussy's humorous Golliwogg's Cakewalk, MacDowell's gentle To a Wild Rose, the nocturnal opening of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata, and everything in between to suit your mood. The sound quality is overall very good, but does vary from track to track as is expected in a collection of this kind. Casual classical piano admirers should not be disappointed by this assortment of music and performers. © Patsy Morita, Rovi
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| 1 | No.1 in Db ('Minute') | 1:51 | $0.49 | |||
Franz Liszt Composer6 Consolations, S.172, R.12 Work
Rhonda Gillespie Piano
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| 2 | 3.Lento placido | 3:55 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerJesu, meine Freude, BWV753 (fragment) Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 3 | Jesu, meine Freude, BWV753 (fragment) | 3:42 | $0.99 | |||
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Andras Schiff Piano
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| 4 | 4.Spinnerlied (Spinning Song) in C | 2:01 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer12 Etudes, Op.10 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 5 | No.12: Allegro con fuoco in C- ('Revolutionary') | 2:43 | $0.99 | |||
Louis Moreau Gottschalk ComposerSouvenir de Porto Rico, Op.31, D.147 Work
Ivan Davis Piano
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| 6 | Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op.31, D.147 | 5:53 | $0.99 | |||
Achille-Claude Debussy ComposerChildren's Corner, L.113 Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 7 | 6.Golliwog's Cakewalk | 2:54 | $0.99 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer2 Rhapsodies, Op.79 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 8 | 2.Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro in G- | 5:46 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Peter Schubert ComposerAn die Musik, D.547, Op.88, No.4 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 9 | An die Musik, D.547, Op.88, No.4 (arr. piano) | 1:44 | $0.49 | |||
Isaac Albéniz ComposerEspaña: 6 hojas de album, Op.165, B.37 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 10 | 2.Tango | 2:40 | $0.99 | |||
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Radu Lupu Piano
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| 11 | 2.Adagio cantabile | 7:04 | $1.49 | |||
Antonín (Leopold) Dvořák Composer8 Humoresques, Op.101 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 12 | 7.Poco lento e grazioso in Gb | 3:03 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Polonaises, Op.40 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 13 | No.1 in A ('Military') | 5:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 13.The Swan | 3:08 | $0.99 | |||
Anton Arensky ComposerSuite for 2 pianos, Op.15 Work |
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| 15 | 2.Valse | 4:55 | $0.99 | |||
Edvard Grieg Composer6 Lyric Pieces (v), Op.54 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 16 | 4.Notturno | 4:09 | $0.99 | |||
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Andras Schiff Piano
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| 17 | 3.Rondo alla turca | 3:36 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | A Maiden's Prayer (Molitwa dziewicy) for piano, Op.3 (or Op.4) | 2:58 | $0.99 | |||
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Varda Nishry Piano
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| 19 | Piano Quintet in A, D.667, Op.posth.114 ('The Trout') | 3:44 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin ComposerWaltz, Op.18 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 20 | Waltz, Op.18 | 4:55 | $0.99 | |||
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Frédéric François Chopin Composer24 Preludes, Op.28 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 1 | 15.Sostenuto in Db ('Raindrop') | 5:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 15.Le Coucou, rondeau for harpsichord in E- | 1:49 | $0.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Sevilla (Sevillanas) | 4:36 | $0.99 | |||
Christian Sinding ComposerRustle of Spring, Op 32/3 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 4 | Rustle of Spring, Op 32/3 | 2:55 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Liszt Composer3 Concert Etudes, S.144, R.5 Work
Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 5 | 3.In Db ('Un sospiro') | 5:32 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer12 Etudes, Op.10 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 6 | No.5: Vivace in Gb ('Black Keys') | 1:41 | $0.49 | |||
Erik Satie Composer3 Gymnopédies Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 7 | 1.Lent et douloureux | 3:09 | $0.99 | |||
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Julius Katchen Piano
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| 8 | No.5 in G- | 2:12 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | No.2 in Eb | 4:03 | $0.99 | |||
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Andras Schiff Piano
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| 10 | 6.Frühlingslied (Spring Song) in A | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
Robert Alexander Schumann ComposerKinderszenen, Op.15 Work
Ileana Vered Piano
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| 11 | 7.Traumerei (Dreaming) | 3:31 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerLiebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV633 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 12 | Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV633 | 3:35 | $0.99 | |||
Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov Composer10 Preludes, Op.23 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 13 | No.5 in G- | 3:53 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer3 Waltzes, Op.34 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 14 | 2.No.2 in A- | 4:35 | $0.99 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer6 Klavierstücke, Op.118 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 15 | 1.Intermezzo in A- | 6:05 | $0.99 | |||
Isaac Albéniz ComposerRecuerdos de viaje, Op.71 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 16 | 5.Puerta de tierra (bolero) | 3:30 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Peter Schubert Composer6 Moments musicaux, D.780, Op.94 Work
Radu Lupu Piano
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| 17 | No.3 in F-: Allegro moderato ('Air russe') | 1:47 | $0.49 | |||
Achille-Claude Debussy ComposerImages, Book 1, L.110 Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 18 | 1.Reflets dans l'eau | 5:01 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer3 Mazurkas, Op.63 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 19 | No.3 in C#- | 2:28 | $0.99 | |||
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| 20 | 7.Allegro assai in C- | 4:37 | $0.99 | |||
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Franz Liszt ComposerLiebestraum, 3 notturnos, S.541 Work
Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 1 | 3.O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst | 4:51 | $0.99 | |||
Robert Alexander Schumann Composer3 Romanzen, Op.28 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 2 | 2.No.2 in F# | 3:29 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer12 Etudes, Op.25 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 3 | No.11 in A- ('Winter Wind') | 3:47 | $0.99 | |||
Achille-Claude Debussy Composer2 Arabesques, L.66 Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 4 | No.1 in E: Andantino con moto | 3:52 | $0.99 | |||
Anton Rubinstein Composer2 Melodies, Op.3 Work
Shura Cherkassky Piano
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| 5 | 1.In F | 4:19 | $0.99 | |||
Enrique Granados ComposerGoyescas, H.64, DLR 2:4 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 6 | 4.Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor | 6:32 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer4 Mazurkas, Op.33 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 7 | No.2 in D | 2:08 | $0.99 | |||
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Julius Katchen Piano
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| 8 | No.1 in G- | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
Achille-Claude Debussy ComposerPréludes, Book 1, L.117 Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 9 | 8.La fille aux cheveux de lin | 2:28 | $0.99 | |||
Ignace Jan Paderewski Composer6 Humoresques de concert, Op.14 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 10 | 1.Minuet | 4:17 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Nocturnes, Op.55 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 11 | No.1 in F- | 4:52 | $0.99 | |||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ComposerPiano Sonata No.7 in C, K.309 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 12 | 1.Allegro con spirito | 2:14 | $0.99 | |||
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Composer6 Songs, Op.34...6.Reiselied Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 13 | 2.Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song) | 4:12 | $0.99 | |||
Edward MacDowell Composer10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 14 | 6.To a Water Lily | 2:46 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerSanctify us Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 15 | Sanctify us | 3:17 | $0.99 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer16 Waltzes, Op.39 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 16 | 16 Waltzes, Op.39 | 1:09 | $0.49 | |||
Edvard Grieg Composer6 Lyric Pieces (viii), Op.65 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 17 | 6.Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding-day at Troldhaugen) | 6:05 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Liszt ComposerSchwanengesang (D.957), S.560, R.245 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 18 | Schwanengesang (D.957), S.560, R.245 | 4:46 | $0.99 | |||
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Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 19 | 1.Andante con moto in E | 2:41 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Nocturnes, Op.32 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 20 | No.1 in B | 5:11 | $0.99 | |||
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| 1 | 1.Adagio sostenuto | 6:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Prelude in C#- ('The Bells of Moscow') | 4:29 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | No.2 in C#- | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
Robert Alexander Schumann ComposerWaldszenen, Op.82 Work
Varda Nishry Piano
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| 4 | 7.Vogel als Prophet | 3:24 | $0.99 | |||
Edvard Grieg Composer6 Lyric Pieces (iii), Op.43 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 5 | 1.Sommerfugl (Butterfly) | 2:01 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer5 Mazurkas, Op.7 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 6 | No.1 in Bb | 1:53 | $0.49 | |||
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Julius Katchen Piano
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| 7 | No.6 in Db | 3:11 | $0.99 | |||
Jacques Ibert ComposerLe petit âne blanc (The Little White Donkey) Work
Varda Nishry Piano
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| 8 | Le petit âne blanc (The Little White Donkey) | 2:15 | $0.99 | |||
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Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 9 | Country Gardens, folk song for 2 pianos (BFMS 22) | 2:30 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Waltzes, Op.69 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 10 | 1.No.1 in Ab ('Valse de l'adieu') | 4:01 | $0.99 | |||
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Andras Schiff Piano
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| 11 | 6.Venezianisches Gondellied in F#- | 2:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 8.Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance) | 4:17 | $0.99 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer3 Intermezzos, Op.117 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 13 | 2.Intermezzo in Bb- | 4:35 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Peter Schubert Composer4 Impromptus, D.899, Op.90 Work
Radu Lupu Piano
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| 14 | No.3 in Gb: Andante | 6:34 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer2 Waltzes, Op.69 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 15 | 2.No.2 in B- | 3:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | The Flight of the Bumblebee (various arrangements) | 1:17 | $0.49 | |||
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Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 17 | Funeral March in C-, Op.72, No.2, CT.50 | 9:02 | $1.49 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer16 Waltzes, Op.39 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 18 | 16 Waltzes, Op.39 | 0:49 | $0.49 | |||
Edward MacDowell Composer10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 19 | 1.To a Wild Rose | 2:11 | $0.99 | |||
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Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 20 | Polonaise No.6 in Ab, Op.53 ('Heroic'), CT.155 | 6:21 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerBagatelle in A- ('Für Elise'), WoO59 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 1 | Bagatelle in A- ('Für Elise'), WoO59 | 2:58 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Liszt ComposerGrand Paganini Étude, S.141 Work
Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 2 | 3.La Campanella II, in G#- | 5:11 | $0.99 | |||
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Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 3 | 3.Clair de lune | 5:33 | $0.99 | |||
Enrique Granados Composer12 Spanish Dances, Op.37, H.142 Work
Alicia de Larrocha Piano
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| 4 | 5.Andaluza: Andantino quasi Allegretto | 4:22 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin ComposerFantaisie-impromptu in C#-, Op.66 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 5 | Fantaisie-impromptu in C#-, Op.66 | 4:52 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 4.Wiegenlied ('Brahms' Lullaby') | 1:21 | $0.49 | |||
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Varda Nishry Piano
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| 7 | 4.La Poule | 4:36 | $0.99 | |||
Franz Liszt Composer4 Valses oubliées, S.215, R.37 Work
Joseph Cooper Piano
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| 8 | 4 Valses oubliées, S.215, R.37 | 3:39 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer12 Etudes, Op.10 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 9 | No.3: Lento ma non troppo in E ('Tristesse') | 4:22 | $0.99 | |||
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Andras Schiff Piano
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| 10 | 1.Andante espressivo in G | 2:27 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | Slavonic Dance in G- (8.Presto) for Cello and Piano, B.172 (after Op.46 for piano 4-hands) | 4:14 | $0.99 | |||
Maurice Ravel ComposerJeux d'eau Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 12 | Jeux d'eau | 5:51 | $0.99 | |||
Moritz Moszkowski ComposerEtude for piano "La jongleuse," Op.52, No.4 Work
Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 13 | Etude for piano "La jongleuse," Op.52, No.4 | 2:04 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer3 Nocturnes, Op.15 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 14 | No.2 in F# | 3:50 | $0.99 | |||
Achille-Claude Debussy ComposerImages, Book 2, L.111 Work
Pascal Rogé Piano
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| 15 | 3.Poissons d'or | 4:14 | $0.99 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer6 Klavierstücke, Op.118 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 16 | 3.Ballade in G- | 3:07 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer4 Mazurkas, Op.67 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 17 | No.3 in C | 1:30 | $0.49 | |||
Johannes Brahms Composer16 Waltzes, Op.39 Work
Julius Katchen Piano
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| 18 | No.2 in E | 1:03 | $0.49 | |||
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Jorge Bolet Piano
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| 19 | 2.Andante espressivo in A- | 6:54 | $0.99 | |||
Frédéric François Chopin Composer3 Waltzes, Op.70 Work
Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano
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| 20 | No.1 in Gb | 2:11 | $0.99 | |||









