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58 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES

1

Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 27 - No. 1 in C Sharp Minor. Larghetto

Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 27 - No. 1 in C Sharp Minor. Larghetto

Jan Lisiecki & Frédéric Chopin

Chopin: Complete Nocturnes

05:50

2

Premières valses: V. A l'ombre rêveuse de Chopin

Premières valses: V. A l'ombre rêveuse de Chopin

Jardins suspendus

01:37

3

Orphée et Eurydice: Danse des ombres heureuses (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Christian-Pierre La Marca)

Orphée et Eurydice: Danse des ombres heureuses (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Christian-Pierre La Marca)

Christian-Pierre La Marca, Julien Chauvin & Le Concert de la Loge

03:11

4

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo (Arr. Harb for Guitar)

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo (Arr. Harb for Guitar)

Alexandra Whittingham & Frédéric Chopin

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo (Arr. Harb for Guitar)

01:55

5

Symphony in B Minor, H. 661, Wq. 182/5: II. Larghetto

Symphony in B Minor, H. 661, Wq. 182/5: II. Larghetto

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Georg Kallweit

C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg

02:53

6

Mozart: Lacrymosa from Mozart's Requiem, S. 550 (Arr. for Piano by Franz Liszt)

Mozart: Lacrymosa from Mozart's Requiem, S. 550 (Arr. for Piano by Franz Liszt)

Mao Fujita & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

03:45

7

Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.

Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.

Evening Piano - Chopin: Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.

03:13

8

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

9

Dowland: Go, Crystal Tears

Dowland: Go, Crystal Tears

Anastasia Kobekina, Azul Lima & John Dowland

03:13

10

Arie, Op. 8: No. 6, Che si può fare (Arr. for voice and strings by Richard Birchall)

Arie, Op. 8: No. 6, Che si può fare (Arr. for voice and strings by Richard Birchall)

Héloïse Werner, Max Baillie, Julian Azkoul, Ruth Gibson, Colin Alexander & Marianne Schofield

05:15

11

Reverie

03:37

12

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

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

04:02

13

J.S. Bach: Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (Transc. for Guitar by Sérgio Assad)

J.S. Bach: Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (Transc. for Guitar by Sérgio Assad)

Plínio Fernandes

04:27

14

C. Schumann: Soirées musicales, Op. 6 - II. Notturno. Andante con moto (Version for Harp)

C. Schumann: Soirées musicales, Op. 6 - II. Notturno. Andante con moto (Version for Harp)

Magdalena Hoffmann

05:18

15

Aning

Julia Andersson

02:38

16

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra)

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra)

Joshua Bell & Frédéric Chopin

Romance of the Violin

04:08

17

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

18

Gymnopédie No. 1

Gymnopédie No. 1

Fenella Humphreys

03:41

19

Bassoon Concerto in E Minor, RV 484: I. Allegro Poco

Bassoon Concerto in E Minor, RV 484: I. Allegro Poco

Sophie Dervaux & La Folia Barockorchester

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerti

04:30

20

Der Tod und das Mädchen, D. 531, Op. 7 No.3

Der Tod und das Mädchen, D. 531, Op. 7 No.3

Goldmund Quartet

Der Tod und das Mädchen & Songs

02:13

21

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Reinbert de Leeuw

Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Ogives; Trois Sarabandes; Petite ouverture à danser.

05:02

22

Handel: Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 - III. Sarabande (Transcr. for Guitar) (Musical Moments)

Handel: Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 - III. Sarabande (Transcr. for Guitar) (Musical Moments)

Raphaël Feuillâtre & George Frideric Handel

Handel: Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Transcr. for Guitar) (Musical Moments)

02:48

23

Lacrimosa for Guitar & Cello

Lacrimosa for Guitar & Cello

Xuefei Yang & Johannes Moser

Lacrimosa for Guitar & Cello

03:58

24

Molière et Madeleine (Le roman de monsieur de Molière)

Molière et Madeleine (Le roman de monsieur de Molière)

Molière et Madeleine (Le roman de monsieur de Molière)

02:19

25

Bach: Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Transcribed by Alexander Siloti)

Bach: Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Transcribed by Alexander Siloti)

Mao Fujita & Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach Transcriptions

01:40

26

Aftermath

Tony Woollard & Curve Ensemble

04:19

27

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 (Re-Orchestrated by G. Mahler): III. Adagio espressivo

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 (Re-Orchestrated by G. Mahler): III. Adagio espressivo

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop

R. Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Re-Orchestrated by G. Mahler)

09:23

28

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: II. In Modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: II. In Modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente

Quatuor Hanson & Adam Laloum

Schumann: String Quartets - Piano Quintet

08:42

29

Took

Ourselves, as we are

03:55

30

Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, WoO 27: III. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, WoO 27: III. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Andrew Wan & Charles Richard-Hamelin

Schumann: The Three Violin Sonatas

03:39

31

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrées I & II

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrées I & II

Antonio Meneses

J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrées I & II

03:40

32

Byrd: Mass for Four Voices - V. Agnus Dei

Byrd: Mass for Four Voices - V. Agnus Dei

Stile Antico & William Byrd

The Golden Renaissance: William Byrd

04:03

33

Piano Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto (Remastered)

Piano Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto (Remastered)

05:12

34

Sarabande (From Purcell’s Suite in G Minor, Z. 661)

Sarabande (From Purcell’s Suite in G Minor, Z. 661)

David Orlowsky & David Bergmüller

Alter Ego - POSTLUDE

03:11

35

Nocturnes, Op. 55: I. Andante (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Nocturnes, Op. 55: I. Andante (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

Olga Scheps & Raphaela Gromes

Nocturnes, Op. 55: I. Andante (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Julian Riem)

05:18

36

Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915

Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915

Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 784 & 959

06:17

37

Clavier Übung III: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682

Clavier Übung III: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682

JS Bach: Clavier-Übung III

07:05

38

Interlude in D Minor

Interlude in D Minor

Interlude in D Minor

03:40

39

Beautiful Passing

Beautiful Passing

David Robertson, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Anthony Marwood

Beautiful Passing, Music for Violin and Orchestra by Steven Mackey

24:34

40

Nocturnes, CD. 98, L. 91 (Arr. for Cello Octet by Renaud Guieu): I. Nuages

Nocturnes, CD. 98, L. 91 (Arr. for Cello Octet by Renaud Guieu): I. Nuages

Cello8 & Raphaël Pidoux

06:32

41

Experience

05:50

42

Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40

Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40

Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit & Camille Saint-Saëns

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux; Phaéton; Danse Macabre etc.

07:09

43

Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, K. 377, No. 25: II. Andante

Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, K. 377, No. 25: II. Andante

Claudio Cruz & Olga Kopylova

Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, K. 377, No. 25: II. Andante

08:52

44

Andante in F Major, WoO 57 "Andante favori"

Andante in F Major, WoO 57 "Andante favori"

Brendel Plays Beethoven, Vol. 4

08:58

45

24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo

24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo

Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 4

02:18

46

Gamma

Magnus John Anderson, Annika Blomfeldt & Jan Strand

04:16

47

Jeg Vet Et Evigt Himmelrig

Jeg Vet Et Evigt Himmelrig

Ragnhild Hemsing

04:51

48

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Iona Brown, Trevor Connah, Stephen Shingles, Kenneth Heath, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & Ralph Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc.

15:13

49

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58, TH.28 - 3. Andante con moto

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58, TH.28 - 3. Andante con moto

Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky: Symphonic Poems incl. 1812, Fatum, The Voyevoda, Hamlet, Francesca da Rimini; Manfred Symphony

10:15

50

Whitacre: The Sacred Veil - XII. Child of Wonder

Whitacre: The Sacred Veil - XII. Child of Wonder

Voces8, Eric Whitacre, Christopher Glynn & Emma Denton

04:42

51

Sonderling

Joep Beving: Sonderling

05:30

52

Impromptu No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34

Impromptu No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34

Ismaël Margain

Fauré, Chopin: Impromptus

04:33

53

Lumières

Alexandra Stréliski

03:49

54

Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 / Sonata No. 2 in A Minor - I. Obsession. Prèlude

Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 / Sonata No. 2 in A Minor - I. Obsession. Prèlude

Hilary Hahn & Eugène Ysaÿe

Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27

02:38

55

The Wings Suite, Op. 16, No. 6: Tangará

The Wings Suite, Op. 16, No. 6: Tangará

03:47

56

18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668

18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668

Cuarteto Casals

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

03:32

57

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre (Lento)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre (Lento)

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre (Lento)

02:36

58

String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro

String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro

Doric String Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartets, Vol. 1

04:54