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Ralf Gothóni

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Ralf Gothóni was born in Rauma, Finland, on 2 May 1946 and made his orchestral debut at fifteen. Pianist, conductor — often both at once from the keyboard — chamber musician, composer and author, he has recorded some hundred albums, led the Savonlinna Opera Festival and the English Chamber Orchestra, and taught Olli Mustonen among many others.

Gothóni is Finland’s musical omnivore: his Schubert and Brahms with singers, his Mozart directed from the keyboard, and his advocacy of Finnish repertoire run through a discography of unusual breadth. In this catalogue he appears chiefly as the complete musician-accompanist — the Nordic counterpart to Demus and Jansen.

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Repertoire

Musette Op. 27 No. 3— Composer not established
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10 Bagatelles, Op. 34: No. 1, Valse— Jean Sibelius
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Pieni satu Op.31 No.3 [A small tale]— Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)
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Collan: Rose-Marie— Composer not established
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Valsette Op.17 No.2— Heino Kaski (1885-1957)
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Morning Song Op.2 No.3 [Aamulaulu]— Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)
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Kuula: Lampaan polska— Composer not established
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Neljä kansanlaulua— Composer not established
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Merikanto: Pai, pai, paitaressu, Op. 2 No. 1— Oskar Merikanto
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Häätanhu [Wedding dance]— Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola (1911-)
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Toukokuun yö, Op. 27 No. 4 (May Night)— Selim Palmgren
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Merikanto: Kesäilta Op.1— Composer not established
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Pieni romanssi Op.17 No.2 [Little romance]— Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)
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Hannikainen: Marja-Liisa Op.18 No.3— Composer not established
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Valse à la Chopin, Op. 6 No. 5— Oskar Merikanto
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Backman: Sunnuntaiaamuna— Composer not established
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Miss’ soutaen tuulessa, Op. 90 No. 1 (Where Rustling Birches Bend)— Oskar Merikanto
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Järnefelt: Berceuse— Composer not established
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Kuin hiipuva hiillos tummentuu, Op. 47 No. 2 (Like the Dying Embers Grow Dark)— Oskar Merikanto
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Kaksi kansanlaulua 1— Composer not established
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Valse lente— Oskar Merikanto
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Kaksi kansanlaulua 2— Composer not established
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Hannikainen: Taas leivoset ilmassa— Composer not established
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Concerto grosso No. 6: I. Andante— Alfred Schnittke
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Concerto grosso No. 6: II. Adagio— Alfred Schnittke
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Concerto grosso No. 6: III. Allegro vivace— Alfred Schnittke
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Introduction and Tango Overture, Op. 74b— Aulis Sallinen
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Chamber Music IV, Op. 79, “Metamophoses of Elegy for Sebastian Knight”— Aulis Sallinen
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Sextet for Wind Quintet & Piano, FP 100: I. Allegro vivace— Francis Poulenc
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Sextet for Wind Quintet & Piano, FP 100: II. Divertissement (Andantino)— Francis Poulenc
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Sextet for Wind Quintet & Piano, FP 100: III. Finale (Prestissimo)— Francis Poulenc
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Choros No. 11: I. —— Heitor Villa-Lobos
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Choros No. 11: II. —— Heitor Villa-Lobos
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Choros No. 11: III. —— Heitor Villa-Lobos
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Kyllikki, Op. 41: No. 1. Largamente – Allegro— Jean Sibelius
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Kyllikki, Op. 41: No. 2. Andantino— Jean Sibelius
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Kyllikki, Op. 41: No. 3. Commodo— Jean Sibelius
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10 Pieces, Op. 24: No. 10. Barcarole— Jean Sibelius
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5 Pieces, Op. 75, “The Trees”: No. 1. Kun pihlaja kukkii (When the Rowan Tree Flowers)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Pieces, Op. 75, “The Trees”: No. 2. Yksinainen bonka (The Lonely Pine)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Pieces, Op. 75, “The Trees”: No. 3. Haapa (The Aspen)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Pieces, Op. 75, “The Trees”: No. 4. Koivu (The Birch)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Pieces, Op. 75, “The Trees”: No. 5. Kuusi (The Spruce)— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 1. Valse— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 2. Air de danse— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 3. Mazurka— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 4. Couplet— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 5. Boutade— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 6. Reverie— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 7. Danse pastorale— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 8. Joueur de harpe— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 9. Reconnaissance— Jean Sibelius
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10 Little Pieces, Op. 34: No. 10. Souvenir— Jean Sibelius
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5 Esquisses, Op. 114: No. 1. Maisema (Landscape)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Esquisses, Op. 114: No. 2. Talvikuva (Winter Scene)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Esquisses, Op. 114: No. 3. Metsalampi (Forest Lake)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Esquisses, Op. 114: No. 4. Metsalaulu (Song in the Forest)— Jean Sibelius
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5 Esquisses, Op. 114: No. 5. Kevatnaky (Spring Vision)— Jean Sibelius
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Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 (version for piano)— Jean Sibelius
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Finlandia, Op. 26 (version for piano)— Jean Sibelius
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840, “Reliquie”: I. Moderato— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840, “Reliquie”: II. Andante— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840, “Reliquie”: III. Menuetto: Allegretto— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major, D. 840, “Reliquie”: IV. Rondo: Allegro— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 164, D. 537: I. Allegro ma non troppo— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 164, D. 537: II. Allegretto quasi andantino— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 164, D. 537: III. Allegro vivace— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: I. Moderato— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: II. Andante, poco mosso— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 42, D. 845: IV. Rondo: Allegro vivace— Franz Schubert
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Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, “Wandererfantasie”: I. Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo— Franz Schubert
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Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, “Wandererfantasie”: II. Adagio— Franz Schubert
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Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, “Wandererfantasie”: III. Presto— Franz Schubert
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Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, “Wandererfantasie”: IV. Allegro— Franz Schubert
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Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Old Castle— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. The Market-Place at Limoges— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum)— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. Con mortuis in lingua mortua— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga)— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Great Gate at Kiev— Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 1. Nase vecery (Our…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 2. Listek odvanuty (A…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 3. Pojd’te s nami!…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 4. Frydecka Panna…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 5. Stebetaly jak…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 6. Nelze domluvit!…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 7. Dobrou noc! (Good…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 8. Tak neskonale uzko…— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 9. V placi (In Tears)— Leos Janacek
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Po zarostlem chodnicku (On the Overgrown Path) , Book 1, JW VIII/17: No. 10. Sycek neodletel!…— Leos Janacek
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The Firebird Suite (arr. G. Agosti) : II. Dance Infernale— Igor Stravinsky
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The Firebird Suite (arr. G. Agosti) : VI. Berceuse— Igor Stravinsky
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The Firebird Suite (arr. G. Agosti) : VII. Finale— Igor Stravinsky
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatessa— Franz Schubert
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo— Franz Schubert
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16 German Dances, Op. 83, D. 783— Franz Schubert
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Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 45: I. Con grandezza— Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 45: II. Andante— Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 45: III. Molto vivace— Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Piano Concerto No. 2: I. In viaggio— Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Sognando e libero— Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Uccelli sulle passioni— Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11: I. Vivace— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11: II. Un poco Adagio— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Keyboard Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11: III. Rondo all’ Ungherese: Allegro assai— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto in F Major, “Kleines Konzert”: I. Tempo di guisto— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto in F Major, “Kleines Konzert”: II. Adagio ma non troppo— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto in F Major, “Kleines Konzert”: III. Allegro assai— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto in F Major, Hob.XVIII:F2: I. Moderato— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto in F Major, Hob.XVIII:F2: II. Adagio— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto in F Major, Hob.XVIII:F2: III. Allegro assai— Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Concerto, Op. 13 (1945 revised Version) : I. Toccata— Benjamin Britten
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Piano Concerto, Op. 13 (1945 revised Version) : II. Waltz— Benjamin Britten
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Piano Concerto, Op. 13 (1945 revised Version) : III. Recitative and Aria— Benjamin Britten
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Piano Concerto, Op. 13 (1945 revised Version) : IV. Impromptu— Benjamin Britten
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Piano Concerto, Op. 13 (1945 revised Version) : V. March— Benjamin Britten
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