Album · 2010
The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music
Tracklist
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Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
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2:42
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Prelude
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2:26
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Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
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4:14
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Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
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5:13
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan, op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
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1:32
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Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": Allegro con brio
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7:28
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Canon in D major
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3:30
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor for Organ, BWV 565
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8:54
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The Four Seasons, op. 8: Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
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3:31
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The Four Seasons, op. 8: Violin Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
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2:01
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Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
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3:52
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Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro
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5:51
13
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
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5:36
14
The Nutcracker, op. 71a: III. March: Tempo di marcia viva
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2:27
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The Nutcracker, op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
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2:14
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Adagio for strings, Op. 11a
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8:22
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Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I/94 "The Surprise": II. Andante
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6:44
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Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor
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4:14
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Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
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5:44
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Ellen's Chants, D. 839: Ave Maria
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4:47
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L'Arlesienne Suite no. 1: Prelude
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6:53
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Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Introduction
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1:32
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String Quartet no. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante
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7:09
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The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33: March
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1:47
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Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
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13:24
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Gymnopédie no. 1
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3:40
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Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
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7:02
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Fratres for strings and percussion
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9:49
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Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
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20:29
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The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
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5:11
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Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace
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3:38
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Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla turca
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3:27
33
Boléro, M. 81
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15:33
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Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: Andante
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7:18
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Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
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2:43
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Suite no. 1 in G major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
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2:12
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String Quintet in E major, op. 13: Minuet
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3:48
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Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9
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4:53
39
Carmen suite no. 2: Habanera
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2:12
40
Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
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3:24
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The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
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4:51
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Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne
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3:01
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Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
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2:38
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3 Nocturnes for Piano, op. 62: Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, G. 541: "O lieb so lang' Du lieben kannst": Poco allegro con affetto
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5:13
45
Panis Angelicus
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3:23
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Adagio in G minor for strings and organ
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8:37
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Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
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3:03
48
Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
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3:16
49
Vocalise, op. 34
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5:50
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On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314
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5:51
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The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
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3:33
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Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo. "Ombra mai fu"
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3:04
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La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
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3:49
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Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": Largo
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12:49
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Finlandia, op. 26
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8:06
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Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo. Allegro
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18:37
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Pavane
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5:07
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Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance
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2:24
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String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno
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8:11
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Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
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4:59
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Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
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13:41
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Thaïs: Meditation
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5:01
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Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
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13:05
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Cantata, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": X. Chorale "Jesu bleibet meine Freude"
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3:20
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Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
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5:45
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Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
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13:07
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Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
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3:32
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Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
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Slavonic Dance no. 2, op. 72
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5:35
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Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
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11:00
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Chôro no. 1 "Chôro típico"
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4:13
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Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
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3:55
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Songs Without Words, op. 62: Spring Song in A major. Allegro grazioso
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2:05
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Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": An die Freude
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2:32
75
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
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2:53
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Radetzky March, op. 228
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3:05
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Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio
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10:53
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18. Andante cantabile
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3:22
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The Barber of Seville: Overture
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Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
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18:14
81
Carmen Suite no. 1: Les Toréadors
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2:22
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Partita no. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: Chaconne
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15:54
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The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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7:46
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Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
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4:57
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: III. Wedding March
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5:07
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Suite from "The Gadfly", op. 97a: VIII. Romance
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7:14
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Má vlast: Vltava
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11:26
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Trumpet Voluntary in D major (The Prince of Denmark's March)
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3:02
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Ave Maria (after J. S. Bach)
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2:34
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Rhapsody in Blue
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16:33
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Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
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5:34
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
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6:38
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The Magic Flute, K. 620: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night)
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2:54
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Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla hornpipe
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4:51
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String Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76 no. 3, "Emperor": II. Poco adagio - Cantabile
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8:40
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Waltzes, op. 64: No. 1 in D-flat major "Minute Waltz"
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1:53
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Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
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9:18
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Concerto Grosso no. 8 in G minor, op. 6 "Christmas Concerto": III. Vivace - Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
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6:40
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Turandot: Nessun dorma
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3:21
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Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 "The Year 1812"
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15:43
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