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Eugene Istomin

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Eugene George Istomin was born in New York on 26 November 1925 to Russian- and Ukrainian-Jewish parents, studied at Mannes and then Curtis under Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław Horszowski, and won the Leventritt Award at seventeen. He married Pablo Casals’s widow Marta in 1975, and died on 10 October 2003.

Istomin’s legacy is chamber music above all: the Istomin–Stern–Rose trio set down Beethoven and Schubert cycles that defined American chamber playing for a generation, and his Casals-circle recordings from Prades preserve a whole performing tradition. His concertos — Brahms and Beethoven especially — bring Serkin’s line into this catalogue’s comparisons.

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Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850: I. Allegro vivace— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850: II. Con moto— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850: III. Scherzo – Allegro vivace – Trio— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850: IV. Rondo – Allegro moderato— Franz Schubert
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Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Largo con espressione— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Andante cantabile con variazioni— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Quasi allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale. Prestissimo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: I. Allegro con brio— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: II. Adagio— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: III. Tema: Pria ch’io l’impegno….— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a:…— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 1— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 2— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 3— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 4— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 5— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 6— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 7— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 8— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 9— Ludwig van Beethoven
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10 Variations in G Major on Wenzel Müller’s Lied “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a: Var. 10— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: I. Allegro moderato— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: II. Scherzo: Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: III. Andante cantabile— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: IV. Allegro moderato— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Prélude pour piano— Pablo Casals
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Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: I. Allegro moderato— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: II. Scherzo. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: III. Andante cantabile ma però con moto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: IV. Allegro moderato – Presto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: I. Poco sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: II. Allegretto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: III. Allegretto ma non troppo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Adagio cantabile— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Finale. Presto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: I. Allegro moderato— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: II. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: III. Rondo. Allegretto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Largo con espressione— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Andante cantabile con variazioni— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Quasi allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale. Prestissimo— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Theme— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Allegretto for Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, WoO 39— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: II. Scherzo. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: III. Andante cantabile ma però con moto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Nocturne No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 9— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 1 in F Major, Op. 15— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 2 in F Sharp Major, Op. 15— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 15— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 1 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 2 in D Flat Major, Op. 27— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 1 in B Major, Op. 32,— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne No. 2 in Flat Major, Op. 32— Frédéric Chopin
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Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco moto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo – Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Keyboard Concert No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Keyboard Concert No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Keyboard Concert No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Toccata and Fugue in E Minor— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: I. Allegro vivace— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: II. Andantino— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: III. Allegro ma non troppo— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 3 in B Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 1 in F Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 15: No. 3 in G Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 1 in B Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 2 in A-Flat Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 1 in G Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 37: No. 2 in G Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in C Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 1 in F Minor— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 55: No. 2 in E-Flat Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 1 in B Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 2 in E Major— Frédéric Chopin
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Nocturne in E Minor No. 19, Op. 72, No. 1— Frédéric Chopin
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato— Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto— Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando— Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Intermezzi, Op. 117: Intermezzo No. 1 in E-Flat Major— Johannes Brahms
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Intermezzi, Op. 117: Intermezzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor— Johannes Brahms
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Intermezzi, Op. 117: Intermezzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Aria— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation I – Piu Vivo— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation II— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation III— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation IV— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation V— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation VI— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation VII— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation VIII— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation IX— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation X. – Allegro— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XI – Moderato— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XII – L’istesso tempo— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XIII – Largamente, ma non troppo— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XIV— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XV— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XVI— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XVII— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XVIII— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XIX— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XX – Andante— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XXI – Vivace— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XXII – Alla musette— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XXIII – Vivace— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XXIV— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Variation XXV— Johannes Brahms
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Fuga – Moderato— Johannes Brahms
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino simplice— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso— Frédéric Chopin
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto— Frédéric Chopin
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace— Frédéric Chopin
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso— Robert Schumann
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo – Andantino grazioso— Robert Schumann
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace— Robert Schumann
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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo— Johannes Brahms
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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato— Johannes Brahms
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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante— Johannes Brahms
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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso— Johannes Brahms
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo (vivace)— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53: I. Allegro con brio— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78, “A Thérèse”: I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma…— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78, “A Thérèse”: II. Allegro vivace— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, “Moonlight”, Op. 27, No.2: I. Adagio sostenuto— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Nocturne, Op. 15 No. 2 in F-Sharp— Frédéric Chopin
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Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53— Frédéric Chopin
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La Fillle aux Cheveux de Lin— Claude Debussy
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Clair de Lune— Claude Debussy
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Songs without Words, Op. 62, No. 1 “May Breezes”— Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Four Impromtus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2. Allegro in E-Flat Major— Franz Schubert
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Four Impromtus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante in G-Flat Major— Franz Schubert
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Sonata pour Piano: I. Quarter Note = 112— Igor Stravinsky
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Sonata pour Piano: II. Adagietto— Igor Stravinsky
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Sonata pour Piano: III. Quarter Note = 112— Igor Stravinsky
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Concerto pour piano in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affetuoso— Robert Schumann
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Concerto pour piano in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo— Robert Schumann
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Concerto pour piano in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace— Robert Schumann
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Concerto brandebourgeois No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto brandebourgeois No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto brandebourgeois No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: I. Allegro vivace— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: II. Andantino— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: III. Allegro ma non troppo— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affetuoso— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto pour piano No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “L’empereur”: I. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Concerto pour piano No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “L’empereur”: II. Adagio un poco mosso— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Concerto pour piano No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “L’empereur”: III. Rondo. Allegro— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affetuoso— Robert Schumann
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andante grazioso— Robert Schumann
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: I. Allegro maestoso— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: II. Larghetto— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: III. Allegretto— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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I. Moderato— Sergei Rachmaninov
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II. Adagio sostenuto— Sergei Rachmaninov
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III. Allegro scherzando— Sergei Rachmaninov
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13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 5 in G major (arr. for orchestra)— Lucien Cailliet
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10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G minor (arr. for orchestra)— Lucien Cailliet
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War Scenes: A Night Battle (Produced)— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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War Scenes: A Specimen Case (Produced)— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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War Scenes: An Incident (Produced)— Composer not established
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War Scenes: Inauguration Ball (Produced)— Composer not established
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War Scenes: The Real War Will Never Get In The Books (Produced)— Composer not established
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Five Songs To Poems of Walt Whitman: As Adam, Early in the Morning (Produced)— Composer not established
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Five Songs To Poems of Walt Whitman: O You Whom I Often and Silently Come (Produced)— Composer not established
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Five Songs To Poems of Walt Whitman: To You (Produced)— Composer not established
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Five Songs To Poems of Walt Whitman: Look Down, Fair Moon (Produced)— Composer not established
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Five Songs To Poems of Walt Whitman: Gliding O’er All (Produced)— Composer not established
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Four Dialogues For Two Voices And Two Pianos: The Subway (Produced)— Composer not established
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Four Dialogues For Two Voices And Two Pianos: The Airport (Produced)— Composer not established
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Four Dialogues For Two Voices And Two Pianos: The Apartment (Produced)— Composer not established
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Four Dialogues For Two Voices And Two Pianos: In New York and Spain (Produced)— Composer not established
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro…— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice – Allegro vivace assai— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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