Leopold Godowsky
Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. (; 13 February 1870 – 21 November 1938) was a virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher, born in what is now Lithuania to Jewish parents, who became an American citizen in 1891. He was one of the most highly regarded performers of his time, known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion within pianistic technique – principles later propagated by his pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus.
He was heralded among musical giants as the "Buddha of the Piano". Ferruccio Busoni claimed that he and Godowsky were "the only composers to have added anything of significance to keyboard writing since Franz Liszt."
As a composer, Godowsky is best known for his Java Suite, Triakontameron, Passacaglia and Walzermasken, alongside his transcriptions of works by other composers; the best-known of these works are the 53 Studies on Chopin's Études (1894–1914).
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Satie: Réflexions nocturnes Nos. 1 & 2 - Long Winter -
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Bartók / Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 4, Buciumeana - Long Winter -
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Lully / Transc Tharaud: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs - Long Winter -
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, Act 2: Introduktion - Long Winter -
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Weiss: Fantasie, WSW 9 - Long Winter -
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Bartók / Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 2, Brâul - Long Winter -
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Nielsen: 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 3: No. 4, Mignon - Long Winter -
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Satie: Pièces froides, Vol. II, Danses de travers: No. 2, Passer - Long Winter -
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Bartók / Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 3, Pê-loc - Long Winter -
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Barrios Mangoré: La catedral: I. Preludio saudade - Long Winter -
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Bartók / Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă - Long Winter -
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Godowsky: Triakontameron, Vol. 3: No. 11, Alt Wien - Long Winter -
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Grieg: Suite from Peer Gynt No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Long Winter -
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Nielsen: 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 3: No. 1, Folk Tune - Long Winter -
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Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great": V. Domine Deus - Long Winter -
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De Albero: Obras para clavicordio: Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 4 in G Major: I. Recercata - Long Winter -
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Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Praeludium - Long Winter -
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Bach / Busoni: Toccatas and Fugues, BV B29: No. 2, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor: Toccata (After Bach's BWV 565) - Long Winter -
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Pt. 3 (1942 Version, Orch. Grofé) - Long Winter -
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Gluck / Arr. Kreisler: Mélodie (From Orfeo ed Euricide) - Long Winter -
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Rachmaninov: 8 Études-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 2 in C Major - Long Winter -
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Satie: 6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent - Long Winter -
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Barrios Mangoré: La catedral: III. Allegro solemne - Long Winter -
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Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux - Long Winter -
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Kreisler: Marche miniature viennoise (Orch. Lehn) - Long Winter -
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Satie: Le fils des étoiles: Prélude du deuxième acte. L'initiation - Long Winter -
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Nielsen: Aladdin, Op. 34: I. Oriental Festival March - Long Winter -
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Weiss: Fantasia, WSW 9 (Transcr. Lagoya for Guitar) - Long Winter -
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Schubert: Rosamunde, Op. 26, D. 797: Ballet Music II (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Long Winter -
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Piazzolla: Oblivion (Orch. Zimmerman) - Long Winter -
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Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 27 - Long Winter -
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Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: II. Adagio (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright) - Long Winter -
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Bach, JS: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Hess for Piano) - Long Winter -
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López: Variaciones del fandango español - Long Winter -
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Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great": VII. Quoniam tu solus - Long Winter -
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Grieg: Suite from Peer Gynt No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood - Long Winter -
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Paganini: Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17 - Long Winter -
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Bach, JS: Concerto for 4 Pianos in A Minor, BWV 1065: I. Allegro - Long Winter -
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Marais: Pièces de viole, Livre II, Suite No. 3 en ré majeur: Les voix humaines - Long Winter -
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Lully: Isis, LWV 54: Prélude - Chœur. "L'hiver qui nous tourmente" - Récit. "Laissez-moi, cruelle Furie !" - Chœur. "Ah, quelle peine de trembler" (Chœur, Io, La Furie) - Long Winter -
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Waldteufel: The Skaters, Op. 183 (Orch. Bates) - Long Winter -
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Clementi: Keyboard Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5: II. Lento e patetico - Long Winter -
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Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 6, June. Barcarolle - Long Winter -
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Debussy: Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 6, Des pas sur la neige - Long Winter -
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Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40: V. Rigaudon - Long Winter -
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Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great": III. Laudamus te - Long Winter -
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Kreisler / Arr. Rachmaninov: 3 Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen: No. 2, Liebesleid - Long Winter -
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Bach / Busoni: Toccatas and Fugues, BV B29: No. 1, Toccata and Fugue in C Major: Adagio (After Bach's BWV 564) - Long Winter -
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Oscher: Rapsodia latina: I. Guajira - Long Winter -
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Wagner: Tannhäuser, Act 1: "Naht euch dem Strande" (Sirenen) - Long Winter -
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Handel : Harmonious Blacksmith (Suite des pieces) - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Smetana : Bohemian Dance - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Liszt : Liebestraum Nocturne no. 3 op. 62 - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Chopin : Waltz in A flat op. 42 - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Chopin : (1) Etude in G# min op. 25 no. 6, (2) Etude in A♭ no. 1 - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Chopin : Fantasie Impromptu op. 66 - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Grieg : Norwegian Wedding March - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Rachmaninoff : Prelude - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Mozart : Sonata in A Major K. 331 - Theme and Variations - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Liszt : Hungarian Fantasia - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Beethoven : Sonata in C sharp Minor "Moon Light" op. 27 no. 2 - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Weber : Invitation to the Dance op. 65 - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Chopin : Scherzo in B flat Minor Part I - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Chopin : Prelude in D flat - NKB SP 2nd Selection No. 21, Great Pianist 2 -
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Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid - Great Violin Encores -
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Debussy: Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin (Arr. Hartmann for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Rachmaninov: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. Gutheil for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Wieniawski: Mazurka in G Major, Op. 19 No. 1 "Obertass" - Great Violin Encores -
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Paradis: Sicilienne - Great Violin Encores -
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Vieuxtemps: Souvenirs d'Amérique, Op. 17 - Great Violin Encores -
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Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: No. 3, Mélodie (Arr. Parhamovsky for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Godowsky: Triakontameron "30 Moods and Scenes": No. 11, Alt-Wien (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Joplin: The Easy Winners (Arr. Perlman for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 3, Schön Rosmarin - Great Violin Encores -
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Kreisler: Caprice viennois, Op. 2 - Great Violin Encores -
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Poldini: Dancing Doll (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Corelli: Sarabande & Allegretto (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano After Sonata, Op. 5 No. 1) - Great Violin Encores -
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Paderewski: Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 2, Mélodie in G-Flat Major - Great Violin Encores -
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Kreisler: Toy Soldiers' March - Great Violin Encores -
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Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Kreisler: Syncopation - Great Violin Encores -
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Halvorsen: Passacaglia (After Handel's Keyboard Suite, HWV 432) - Great Violin Encores -
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Halffter: Sonatina: Danza de la gitana (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Sarasate: Spanish Dances, Op. 21: No. 1, Malagueña (Arr. Francescatti for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 145: No. 2 in E Minor (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Paganini: Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Bach, JS: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio - Great Violin Encores -
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Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 38: No. 3, Daisies (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Chopin: Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. 67 No. 4 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Gärtner: Viennese Melody (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 1, Liebesfreud - Great Violin Encores -
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Rachmaninov: 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 7, It's Peaceful Here (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Ponce: Estrellita (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Moszkowski: 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 45: No. 2, Guitarre (Arr Sarasate for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Saint-Saëns: Le carnival des animaux: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2 (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Paradies: Harpsichord Sonata in A Major: II. Toccata (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: VI. Golliwog's Cakewalk (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: March (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Bloch: Baal Shem: II. Nigun - Great Violin Encores -
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Wieniawski: 8 Études-Caprices, Op. 18: No. 4 in A Minor (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) [Live] - Great Violin Encores -
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Bazzini: Scherzo fantastique, Op. 25 "La ronde des lutins" - Great Violin Encores -
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Massenet: Élégie (Orch. Tunick) - Great Violin Encores -
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Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 - Great Violin Encores -
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Debussy: La plus que lente, CD 128, L. 121 (Arr. Roques for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, MWV U86 (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Granados: 12 Danzas españolas: No. 5, Andaluza (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Grasse: Wellenspiel - Great Violin Encores -
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Rachmaninov: 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 9, Melody (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: The Flight of the Bumblebee (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Nováček: 8 Concert Caprices, Op. 5: No. 4, Perpetuum mobile - Great Violin Encores -
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Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor - Great Violin Encores -
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Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: No. 2 in A Major (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Foster: Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - Great Violin Encores -
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Bonds: Songs of the Seasons: No. 2, Winter Moon - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Satie: 3 Petites pièces montées: No. 1, De l'enfance de Pantagruel. Rêverie - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Falconieri: La Benedetta - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Mendelssohn, Fanny: 6 Lieder, Op. 7: No. 2, Erwin - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Traditional: Danny Boy (Bill Evans Version) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Horizon - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Mozart: Komm, liebe Zither, komm, K. 351 - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Moondog: Bird’s Lament - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Mendelssohn-Hensel: 6 Lieder, Op. 9: No. 6, Die Mainacht (Version for Flute and Piano) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Strauss, R: 5 Lieder, Op. 48: No. 2, In Schwebe - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Illusion - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Barrios Mangoré: La catedral: I. Preludio saudade - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Godowsky: Triakontameron, Vol. 3: No. 11, Alt Wien - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: "Prepare, Then, Ye Immortal Choir" (Semele, Ino) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56: I. Berceuse - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: VI. Dance of the Girls With Lillies - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Saint-Saëns: Mélodies persanes, Op. 26: No. 1, La brise - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Boulanger, N: Soleils couchants - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Beffa: Olympia: III. Charles - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Howard: Casino - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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La chanson d’Hélène - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Rain - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Couperin, F: Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Sixième ordre: V. Les barricades mystérieuses - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye, My People" - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Handel: Esther, HWV 50b, Act 2: "Who Calls My Parting Soul from Death?" (Esther, Ahasuerus) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Barrios Mangoré: Villancico de Navidad - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Lehár: Friederike: "Warum hast du mich wachgeküsst?" (Friederike) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Once Upon a Dream (From "Sleeping Beauty") - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Ravel: Shéhérazade, M. 41: No. 2, La flûte enchantée - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Bernstein: West Side Story: Somewhere (Arr. Penaforte for Violin and Piano) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Love Story - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Schumann: 3 Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22: No. 1, Andante molto - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Orchid - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Glass: Glassworks: Opening - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Hahn: À Chloris - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Ravel: Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Legrand: The Windmills of Your Mind (From "The Thomas Crown Affair") - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Liszt: 12 Lieder von Schubert, S. 558: No. 9, Ständchen (After Schubert’s D. 889) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Satie: 6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Le Panthéon - J’ai deux amours - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 94: No. 1, Nicht schnell (Version for Flute and Piano) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Lysenko: Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes No. 2, Op. 18: I. Dumka (Version for Piano Solo) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Debussy: Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Strauss, R: 5 Lieder, Op. 48: No. 4, Winterweihe - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Caccini: Le nuove musiche: No. 8, Amarilli, mia bella - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat (From "The Aristocats") - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Strauss II, J: Das Spitzentuch der Königin: "Wo die wilde Rose erblüht" (Königin, König, Irene) - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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Lisboa - Calm Classics - Soundscape of Serenity -
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