Quintette

On this CD:

1. Quintette for winds (or. . . )
Composed by Malcolm Forsyth
Performed by Essex Winds
Conducted by Simone Auger

2. Variations on a Theme of Schubert
Composed by Talivaldis Kenins
Performed by Essex Winds
Conducted by Simone Auger

3. Quintette
Composed by Jacques Hetu
Performed by Essex Winds
Conducted by Simone Auger

4. Quintette for winds
Composed by Harry Freedman
Performed by Essex Winds
Conducted by Simone Auger

Quintette, Music, Malcolm Forsyth, Harry Freedman, Jacques Hetu, Talivaldis Kenins, Simone Auger, Essex Winds, Chamber, Classical, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Quintet for Five Woodwind Instruments, Quintet for Mixed Instruments without Keyboard
Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • No real guitar lover should be without this CD
  • Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
  • this is a good collection
 Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B00000616B
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

  1. Dinah
  2. Oh, Lady Be Good
  3. I Saw Stars
  4. I'm Confessin' That I Love You
  5. I've Had My Moments
  6. Djangology
  7. St. Louis Blues
  8. Limehouse Blues
  9. I Got Rhythm
  10. I've Found A New Baby
  11. After You've Gone
  12. Nagasaki
  13. Swing Guitars
  14. Charleston
  15. You're Driving Me Crazy
  16. Runnin' Wild
  17. Improvisation (Solo)
  18. Minor Swing
  19. Honeysuckle Rose
  20. Sweet Georgia Brown
  21. Night & Day
  22. Daphne
  23. Them There Eyes
  24. I'll See You In My Dreams (Trio)
  25. Nuages (The Bluest Kind Of Blue)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars required listening.......2006-11-21

This CD should be required listening in school;it is the perfect marriage of technique and art.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Quality.......2006-02-25

was amazed to hear the difference in quality between this CD recording and the vynil versions, even for a Mono recording.

5 out of 5 stars No real guitar lover should be without this CD.......2005-08-26

Anyone who loves the guitar, and who enjoys discussing great players, simply must include Django Reinhardt in their library and their discussions. "Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940" is a great place to start. His speed, inventiveness, musicality, and emotion are unsurpassed by any other guitar player from any other genre or any other era. And on top of that, you get the added bonus of Stephane Grappelli's violin playing. Buy it, listen to it, and be amazed.

5 out of 5 stars Quintette du Hot Club de France: 25 Classics 1934-1940.......2005-08-22

If you're into Django Reinhardt and his music, this may be the single most all-inclusive CD of his works available, containing most of the tunes he became best known for performing. You probably will not need another.

The one critique I have is, that for some inexplicable reason, the version of Limehouse Blues on this CD is noisier (hissy) than another copy of the song I have, though it is note-for-note the same version and, I'm pretty sure, the same performance. All the other tunes appear to have been processed for higher quality- a minor drawback; an excellent CD.

5 out of 5 stars this is a good collection.......2005-04-27

If you're just going to buy a 1-disc Django CD, this is a pretty good one to start with. Lots of great songs on this disc. But you can spend just a little more money and get a more complete 4-disc set called "The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order volume 1." (I haven't listened to volume 2 yet, but I know volume 1 is good.) Anyway, it's hard to go wrong with Django Reinhardt.
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    Bug Music: Music Of The Raymond Scott Quintette, John Kirby & His Orchestra, And The Duke Ellington Orchestra
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    		 Bug Music: Music Of The Raymond Scott Quintette, John Kirby & His Orchestra, And The Duke Ellington Orchestra
    Don Byron
    Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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    ASIN: B000002I2Z
    Release Date: 1996-10-15

    Tracks:

    1. The Dicty Glide
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    4. Wondering Where
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    Amazon.com essential recording

    When Duke Ellington began to slip classical motifs and structures into his jazz compositions in the '30s, two fellow composers took his example as a challenge to do the same. Raymond Scott played movie music, led the house band on the popular radio show, "Your Hit Parade," and supplied much of the music for Carl Stalling's famous cartoon scores; John Kirby led a jazz combo that included Ben Webster, Russell Procope and Charlie Shavers. All three bandleaders are saluted on Bug Music. The music inside is playful and joyful, with Byron's clarinet skipping and jumping through the catchy melodies and quirky rhythms. In fact, what's most striking about the recording is not the mix of jazz and classical music, but the mix of jazz and humor, an all too rare combination these days. --Geoffrey Himes

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2005-08-20

    This music is energetic, joyous, creative and inspiring. And addictive, as some of the tunes live on in one's head long after listening! I've been waiting for music like this all my life.

    5 out of 5 stars Motivating Jazz will take you back..........2005-08-10

    I enjoyed this album much more than I thought that I would. Listening to it evokes many excited emotions, and it's great to dance to.

    5 out of 5 stars Sublime Work.......2005-01-12

    I noticed that most of my Amazon reviews were negative. I tend to rant when something fails, but I rarely go online to express the joy that some products bring -- I'm clearly a grump. So I decided to write about something that elates me day in and out.

    This music is beautifully played, well recorded, and my whole family enjoys it. My wife and I chose 'Charlie's Prelude' as our wedding song, our two-year-old daughter will dance anytime we put on this CD, and I've even had the great fortune to see Don Byron's group play these almost-impossible-to-execute tracks live.

    Bug Music is just a terrific work. Buy it and enjoy it!

    5 out of 5 stars For grown-ups AND kids!.......2003-12-05

    This is a favorite when looking for an energy pop ... sort of caffeine on CD. And during a week-long painting project with a 13-year old, all hip hop and rap, this was the single CD he asked for again and again!

    5 out of 5 stars NOT just nostalgia.......2003-01-08

    A previous reviewer mocked this album as no different than what Wynton Marsalis does. I respectfully disagree. While Don Byron is reviving music too little known (Kirby, Scott), and honoring the well-known (Ellington), and not taking any liberties with the content... he's NOT suggesting that jazz should be frozen in time, or that anything freer than bop is just noise, the way, say, Marsalis does.

    Sure, i dig this recording. But i also dig his radical, modern works like the Tuskegee Experiment, his Knitting Factory work, and his sideman work with the likes of Marc Ribot. You will NOT hear Wyton Marsalis playing with Marc Ribot or Bill Frisell!

    Respect for the past, and an eye to the future - that's what jazz ought to be, i think. Contrary to opinion, i think the cool thing about this album isn't that people will listen to it and then go listen to Raymond Scott or Duke Ellington. No, the cool thing is that they'll listen to this and then open their ears up to something genuinely new and radical with Byron's gorgeous modern works.
    Antheil: Ballet Mecanique
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    Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
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    ASIN: B00005NCYE
    Release Date: 2001-09-18

    Tracks:

    1. Ballet Macanique
    2. Serenade For String Orchestra, No. 1: Allegro
    3. Serenade For String Orchestra, No. 1: Andante molto
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    5. Symphony For Five Instruments: Allegro
    6. Symphony For Five Instruments: Lento
    7. Symphony For Five Instruments: Presto
    8. Concert For Chamber Orchestra

    Amazon.com

    George Antheil's reputation as the Bad Boy of Music (the title of his fascinating autobiography) was earned largely with his Ballet Mécanique, written to accompany an abstract silent film by the artist Fernand Leger. It was composed for player pianos and percussion, with harsh, driving rhythms, and it caused the kind of riots in Paris that were useful to a composer's reputation. Today, that reputation may keep Antheil from being taken seriously. But when you hear the Ballet (as rescored in 1953 for an early mono recording) today, it's a substantial and exciting piece of music, formally tight and not at all hard on 21st century ears. The remainder of this program shows more of Antheil's range. The Serenade is a lovely piece of Americana, with a particularly touching slow movement. The Symphony and Concert owe much to Stravinsky's "neoclassical" style; both hold up very well. Spalding drives the Ballet hard, and it sounds more frenetic than that old mono recording, but the music can take the heat. This and the remaining performances are splendidly played by the excellent chamber orchestra, and the recording is clear, well-balanced, and realistic in sound. Another Naxos winner. --Leslie Gerber

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The Bad Boy and the Bad Boy Tamed.......2001-11-30

    The main problem with the early works of George Antheil, self-styled "Bad Boy of Music," is also its chief virtue: It's derivative of Igor Stravinsky. But then if you're going to slavishly follow a model, you probably couldn't choose a better one. In the Ballet Mechanique, Antheil's most famous work, you'll hear the percussion effects of "The Rite of Spring," "L'histoire," and especially "Les Noces." But you'll also note that the contours of the melodic snippets played by the tuneable percussion are Stravinskian as well, sounding like the Russian folk melodies that give "Les Noces" such impetus.

    To be fair to Antheil, his music has its own merits, for one thing being entirely trusted to the percussion and an eccentic mix of instruments at that, including airplane propellers and electric bells among the more standard piano, drums, glockenspiel, xylophones, and such. It does create a uniquely extravagant and arresting sound. And then the music's multirhythms and off-rhythms give it the enlivening thrust that so many of this century's percussion extravaganzas lack. Overall, an interesting and appealing piece.

    The "Symphony for Five Instruments" and "Concert Music for Chamber Orchestra" recall the neoclassical Stravinsky of the "Octet" and "Symphonies for Wind Instruments," but the quirky instrumentation of Antheil's symphony, with the prominence given to the sometimes clownish antics of the trumpet, abetted by the trombone, recall (or anticipate) Poulenc as well. Playful and enjoyable stuff despite its obvious hommage to Stravinsky. The "Concert" is more sullen and sober-sided and so is a bit more facelessly neoclassical.

    Perhaps my favorite work here is the relatively late (1948) "Serenade for Strings No. 1," a gentle, very American piece with a skittish, syncopated first movement that has elements of the barn dance along with what seems like Latin dance rhythms. The tender, deeply felt slow movement is the high point of the work. The agreeably tipsy last movement returns us to the dance. This piece shows that Antheil never lost his Stravinskian belief that, as the Russian master said, "Rhythm is all."

    The performances by the Philadelphia Virtuosi are indeed virtuosic but also highly sympathetic and even loving in the serenade. The recording, made in the War Memorial building of Antheil's native Trenton, New Jersey, is wonderfully vibrant and detailed. In all, a fine tribute to this mostly forgotten composer that should garner renewed interest in his music.

    4 out of 5 stars New Anthiel Recording Hits Budget Market.......2001-10-23

    Most readers will question the validity of introducing the works of such a little-known composer to the shelf, but this CD shows that even historical underdogs deserve their moment in the sun. The Philadelphia Virtuosi bring vibrancy and energy to Antheil's vivid soundscapes, which are amoung the most progressive works of the 1920's. To put Antheil's contributions into relief, the Ballet Mechanique on the present recording was first performed in 1926, predating the other famous avant-garde work for percussion ensemble of the era, Edgard Varese's Ionasation, of 1931-33. Of additional note on the record is the exemplary solo playing of the participants in Antheil's quirky quintet, the Symphony for Five Instruments of 1923. However, for those interested in the profound pinnacles of early 20th Century music, this disc may fall short of such inflated expectations. The music on this disc is primarily intended to divert and to delight. Influences of the Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat and of the early works of the so-called "Les Six" group conjure a reasonable example of what Antheil's witty scores have to offer. The program notes by Joshua Cheek unfortunately leave much to the imagination of the listener. For instance, the respective ensembles of the Symphony and the Concert are not enumerated, leaving the listener guessing as to the timbres he is hearing. Otherwise, congratulations to the Philadelphia Virtuosi and to Naxos for an interesting, welcome program with fine playing, polished sound and an alluring price tag.
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    Release Date: 2005-06-21

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Great Intro to American Classical Music - Almost a Short Course!.......2005-07-12

    Many reasonably sophisticated American and European musiclovers still think there are really no American classical music composers of note other than perhaps Gershwin and Copland. It is to the credit of the Naxos label, via their 'American Classics' series, that the lie is put to that notion. Each month there are new issues from Naxos containing music by American composers. And it was a brilliant idea for them to take selections from their dozens of releases of this music to put together this sampler of such music to illustrate a 100+ page essay on the subject by an eminent writer on music, Barrymore Laurence Scherer. The combination of 2 CDs of music tracks, Scherer's essay, a chronological outline, suggestions for further listening, even a map showing where various composers were born helps the 'student' learn much about our nation's musical heritage.

    There are selections by twenty-eight composers stretching from the amazing Wagnerian 'Macbeth' Overture by William Henry Fry (1813-1864) to the very recent 'Rapture,' a percussion concerto by Michael Torke (b. 1961). Some selections are complete movements, others are shorter passages from larger works. Included are such gems as the first movement of Arthur Foote's Piano Quartet, the third movement of Henry Hadley's Fourth Symphony, Charles Ives's 'The Unanswered Question,' 'King Cotton' by John Philip Sousa, 'Maple Leaf Rag' by Scott Joplin, a passage (the exciting Spanish Waltz) from Walter Piston's 'The Incredible Flutist,' the finale of Copland's 'Billy the Kid,' the opening of Samuel Barber's luminous 'Knoxville - Summer of 1915,' 'Tonight' from Bernstein's 'West Side Story,' the opening of George Rochberg's masterful Violin Concerto, and John Adams's incredibly popular 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine.' Plus selections by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Edward MacDowell, George Whitefield Chadwick, Amy Beach, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Charles Wakefield Cadman, George Gershwin, George Antheil, Zez Confrey, William Schuman, John Cage, Gunther Schuller, Alan Hovhaness, Elliott Carter and Philip Glass. The performances are more than acceptable and in some instances ('Knoxville,' Rochberg's Violin Concerto) definitive.

    I would heartily recommend this set (especially at its superbudget price) to anyone wanting to know more about the history of American classical music -- Scherer is a master of cogent, clear prose -- and wishing to hear examples of the broad range it has taken over the past couple of centuries. I can easily imagine this set being used in a music appreciation course. And I am sure it will spark interest in the newcomer to this branch of classical music.

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    Camerata Woodwind Quintet
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      		Camerata Woodwind Quintet

      Manufacturer: Crystal Records CD756
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      ASIN: B0009XEU54
      Release Date: 2005-06-13

      Tracks:

      1. H: Quintette, opus 13: Adagio; Allegro molto
      2. H: Quintette, opus 13: Vivace
      3. H: Quintette, opus 13: Adagio
      4. H: Quintette, opus 13: Lento; Allegro con brio
      5. Iannaccone: Woodwind Quintet No.2, Scenes after Hart Crane: The Bridge
      6. Iannaccone: Woodwind Quintet No.2, Scenes after Hart Crane: The Harbor Dawn
      7. Iannaccone: Woodwind Quintet No.2, Scenes after Hart Crane: Atlantis
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      10. Steinmetz: Quintet: Chant-Grazioso-Presto
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      13. Steinmetz: Quintet: Canon
      14. Steinmetz: Quintet: Poco Adagio

      Product Description

      Stellar new works for woodwind quintet, which may come to be regarded as masterworks for the genre, performed by the Camerata Woodwind Quintet, ensemble-in-residence at Western Illinois University since 1966. The group regularly tours the U.S. and Europe, presenting commissioned works as well as traditional repertoire.
      Auber: Fra Diavolo
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • black comedy rossinian style
      		 Auber: Fra Diavolo

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      ASIN: B000063XQB
      Release Date: 2002-10-21

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      1. Ne Craignez Rien Milord... Quel Bonheur, Je Respire - Mady Mesple
      2. Allons Ma Femme, Allons Dormir - Jane Berbie
      3. Agnes La Jouvencelle - Nicolai Gedda
      4. Oui, C'est Demain Qu'enfin L'on Nous Marie - Nicolai Gedda
      5. N'etait-il Pas Prudent De Reonnaitre Ce Qui Se Passe La-bas - Nicolai Gedda
      6. Entracte - Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo
      7. J'ai Revu Nos Amis - Nicolai Gedda
      8. C'est Grande Fete - Jules Bastin
      9. Pour Toujours, Disait-elle - Thierry Dran
      10. Allons, Allons, Mon Capitaine - Jules Bastin

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars black comedy rossinian style.......2003-03-30

      Fra Diavolo is based on a true character although the plot of
      this opera is totally ficticious - it is a black comedy about
      a highway robber - the music is rossinian in style with florid
      arias and many group ensembles with every singer pattering at
      the same time but recitatives are replaced by spoken-dialogues
      as is the custom in french opéra-comique. It takes a first-class
      cast to pull it off and that is what we get here although most
      soloists are in their twillight years. Nicolai Gedda at 58 re-
      mains amazingly suave and dexterous as Diavolo - Mady Mesplé
      (52) is charmingly girlish and very agile - Jane Berbié (52)
      and Rémy Corazza (50) are delighfully funny as an english cou-
      ple recently robbed - the rest of the cast is excellent. It is
      well conducted and recorded - it comes on two super-bargain CDs
      with a synopsis but no libretto which may be a drawback for non
      french-speaking people - otherwise it is highly recommandable.
      Jean Cras: Quintette; Quatuor à cordes
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • EXQUISITE, RARE ART...
      		 Jean Cras: Quintette; Quatuor à cordes

      Manufacturer: Timpani
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      1. Cras: L'uvre complète pour violon et piano
      2. Ropartz String Quartets Volume 2
      3. Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Quatuors No. 2 & No. 3

      ASIN: B00006J3SN
      Release Date: 2002-09-24

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars EXQUISITE, RARE ART..........2005-11-25

      This disc features rare art from the French school of Wagnerism from the early 20th Century.
      Rossini - Zelmira / Gasdia, Fink, Matteuzzi, Merritt, I Solisti Veneti, Scimone
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • TOO GOOD FOR OBSCURITY
      		 Rossini - Zelmira / Gasdia, Fink, Matteuzzi, Merritt, I Solisti Veneti, Scimone
      Gioachino Rossini , Claudio Scimone , Cecilia Gasdia , Bernarda Fink , William Matteuzzi , Chris Merritt , José Garcia , Boaz Senator , Vernon Midgley , Leslie Fyson , The Ambrosian Singers , and I Solisti Veneti
      Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000005E6T
      Release Date: 1991-08-10

      Tracks:

      1. Introduzione-coro: 'Oh sciagura!'
      2. Aria Antenore: 'Che vidi amici!'
      3. Leucippo: 'Della tenda real'
      4. Zelmira: 'Non fuggirmi...'
      5. Cavatina et Polidoro: 'Ah! gia trascorse il di'
      6. Polidoro: 'Ma m'illude il desio?'
      7. Choeur De Guerriers: 'S'intessano agli allori'
      8. Ilo: 'Terra amica'
      9. Eacide: 'Godi, o Signor'
      10. Zelmira: 'O cielo! Egli e fra suoi'
      11. Ilo: 'Dimmi... al tuo padre'
      12. Antenore: 'T'intendo, istabil Diva'
      13. Aria Antenore: 'Mentre qual fiera ingorda'
      14. Chouer: 'Di luce sfavillante'
      15. Zelmira: 'Emma fedel'
      16. Duettino: 'Perche mi guardi'
      17. Finale - Chouer: 'Si sparga di fiori'

      Tracks:

      1. Aria Antenore: 'Si figli miei' (Suite)
      2. Ilo: 'Il figlio mio'
      3. Quintette: 'La sorpresa... lo stupore'
      4. Antenore: 'Alla strage ognor ti guida'
      5. Leucippo: 'Gran cose, o Re!
      6. Chouer: 'Pian, piano inoltrisi'
      7. Choeur: 'Ciel, pietoso, ciel clemente'
      8. Ilo: 'A che difendi'
      9. Aria d'Ilo: 'In estasi di gioja'
      10. Zelmira: 'Chi sciolse i lacci miel'
      11. Quintette: 'Ne lacci miel cadesti'
      12. Chouer: 'Di Azor le ceneri'
      13. Leucippo: 'Perigliosi'
      14. Zelmira: 'Riedi al soglio'
      15. Choeur: 'Fa piu grato'

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars TOO GOOD FOR OBSCURITY.......2000-08-28

      This is one of Rossini's most lively, exciting dramatic operas. It is also in some ways different than his other output. There are some daring modulations, no crescendos, and some innovative formal structures. As far as this performance goes, Claudio Scimone does a superb job of directing the orchestra and chorus, never overshadowing the singers. His pacing is perfect. As the eponymous heroine, Cecilia Gasdia is in quite good voice, is expressive, and can handle the coloratura. Bernarda Fink has got to be an underestimated opera singer! She has a beautiful voice, a large range, and can she sing coloratura! Godfrey Daniels! Jose Garcia (Polidoro) on the other hand, does a few things nicely, but basically, his razor-edged voice could open a can. He is definitely the weak link in this cast. Tenor Chris Merritt has an astonishing range; in this performance he sings a A on the bottom space of the bass clef clearly and strongly, and also sings a powerful D above tenor high C. He sings the part of Antenore with beauty and power. Bill Matteuzzi, the other tenor, is also in good voice as Ilo, but sometimes his coloratura is good, sometimes it is messy, particularly in descending passages (which are more difficult from a support standpoint than ascending passages.) He basically sings with a good sound, except for some awful forays above tenor high C, where the tonal production becomes excruciatingly shrill. The secondary singers perform their parts in the spirit of the production. The improvisations taken with high notes and the decorations added to second stanzas of cabalettas, which are common here, were not sanctioned by Rossini. He hated this practice, so he wrote out all the ornamentation as he wished it to be. This, however,is not to keep this recording from being a must for your library. It ranks highly on Halvor's Personal Favorites List and it will on yours, too.
      César Franck: Prélude, Fugue & Variation; Prélude, Choral & Fugue; Quintette pour piano et cordes
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		César Franck: Prélude, Fugue & Variation; Prélude, Choral & Fugue; Quintette pour piano et cordes

        Manufacturer: Fuga Libera Label
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0009QKVJU
        Release Date: 2005-09-27

        Music Track:

        1. R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Don Juan / Pretre
        2. Relaxing Classical Piano
        3. Reliquary
        4. Remember the Movies [Soundtrack]
        5. Rheinberger: Organ Works, Vol. 2
        6. Rolf Hind: Piano
        7. Ruffo: Psalms & Chants of Meditation
        8. Saint. Matthew Passion
        9. Schubert: Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 4; Webern: Variations for Orchestra / Zender
        10. Schubert: Trio No. 1, Nocturne, Sonatensatz

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