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Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788)
Viola da gamba Sonatas - Dimitry Kouzov
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Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Symphony
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Pan and Syrinx, Symphony No.
4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable"
[37:39] - Sir Simon Rattle rec. 1981/1984
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
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Chinese
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rec. 2008, - CHANNEL OF CHINA - CHANNEL
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Knut
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Giuseppe VERDI ,
Richard WAGNER, Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART, Robert SCHUMANN -
Knut Skram (baritone) Inga Nielsen (soprano)
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Last of the Troubadours:
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Guiraut Riquier
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Works
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MARTINŮ Three
Madrigals
MOZART Duo in B flat,
PIAZZOLLA
Otoño Porteño, Invierno
Porteño Hagit Halaf (violin);
Christoph Emmanuel Langheim (viola) rec.2006
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