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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Henri Vieuxtemps - Works for Solo Violin (Reto Kuppel)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  • 36 Études for Violin, Op. 48 (selection)
  • 6 Morceaux, Op. 55
  • 3 Morceaux de salon, Op. 32: No. 3, La chasse
  • 6 Études de concert, Op. 16

Reto Kuppel, violin
Date: 2015
Label: Naxos

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Henri Marteau - 24 Caprices, Op. 25 (Ingolf Turban & his students; Tomoko Nishikawa)


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Composer: Henri Marteau
  • 24 Caprices, Op. 25, for violin & piano

Ingolf Turban & his students, violins
Tomoko Nishikawa, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Solo Musica

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Henri Marteau - Violin Concerto; Serenade (Nicolas Koeckert)


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Composer: Henri Marteau
  • Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 18 (orch. Raoul Grüneis)
  • Serenade for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet & 2 bassoons, Op. 20

Nicolas Koeckert, violin
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
Raoul Grüneis, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Solo Musica

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Henri Marteau - Complete Works for String Quartet, Vol. 3 (Isasi Quartet)


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Composer: Henri Marteau
  • String Quartet No. 3 in C Major, Op. 17
  • 8 Lieder, Op. 10

Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano
Isasi Quartet
Anna Bohigas & Chikako Hosoda, violins
Karsten Dobers, viola
Guy Danel, cello

Date: 2022
Label: cpo

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Henri Marteau - Complete Works for String Quartet, Vol. 2 (Isasi Quartet)


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Composer: Henri Marteau
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 5
  • Clarinet Quintet in C minor, Op. 13

Jean-Michel Charlier, clarinet
Isasi Quartet
Anna Bohigas & Chikako Hosoda, violins
Karsten Dobers, viola
Guy Danel, cello

Date: 2020
Label: cpo

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Monday, September 25, 2023

Henri Marteau - Complete Works for String Quartet, Vol. 1 (Isasi Quartet)


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Composer: Henri Marteau
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 9
  • 8 Mélodies, Op. 19c

Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano
Isasi Quartet
Anna Bohigas & Chikako Hosoda, violins
Karsten Dobers, viola
Guy Danel, cello

Date: 2018
Label: cpo

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Othmar Schoeck - Christian Poltéra plays Othmar Schoeck


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Composer: Othmar Schoeck
  • Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 61
  • Sonata for Cello and Piano
  • Six Song transcriptions (for cello and piano)

Christian Poltéra, cello
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2007
Label: BIS

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

Frank Martin - Christian Poltéra plays Frank Martin


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Composer: Frank Martin
  • Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
  • Ballade for Cello and Piano
  • 8 Preludes for Piano

Christian Poltéra, cello
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
Kathryn Stott, piano

Date: 2007
Label: BIS

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Arthur Honegger - Christian Poltéra plays Arthur Honegger


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Composer: Arthur Honegger
  • Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, H. 72
  • Sonata for Cello and Piano, H. 32
  • Sonatina for Cello and Piano, H. 42
  • Sonatina for Violin and Cello, H. 80

Christian Poltéra, cello
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
Kathryn Stott, piano
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Date: 2007
Label: BIS

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Bernd Alois Zimmermann - Recomposed, Vol. 3 (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  1. Sinfonie in einem Satz (2nd Version)
  2. Ferruccio Busoni - Zwei Clavierstücke, Op. 30a: Ballettszene III (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  3. Bedřich Smetana - Das Landmädchen, T. 123: Polka (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  4. Bedřich Smetana - Böhmische Tänze, Band II, T. 112: Nr. 3, Oves (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  5. Antonín Dvořák - Poetische Stimmungsbilder, Op. 85, B. 161: Nr. 11, Causerie (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  6. Walter Niemann - Japan. Ein Zyklus, Op. 89: Im Teehaus (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  7. Zoltán Kodály - 7 Klavierstücke, Op. 11: Nr. 3, Il pleut dans la ville (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  8. Cyril Scott - Two Pieces, Op. 47: Nr. 1, Lotus Land (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  9. Souvenir d’ancien balet
  10. Paul Haletzki - Vater und Sohn. Intermezzo scherzoso (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  11. Edmund Nick - Blues (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  12. Stille und Umkehr. Orchesterskizzen

WDR Sinfonieorchester
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Wergo

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Bernd Alois Zimmermann - Recomposed, Vol. 2 (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  1. Kontraste: I. Introduktion. Pas de couleur: Ensemble. Sostenuto
  2. Kontraste: II. Moreske. Rouge: Solo. Allegro giocoso
  3. Kontraste: III. Tempo di valse. Vert: Pas de trois. Tempo di valse, ma non troppo lento
  4. Kontraste: IV. Phantasmagorie. Blanc: Pas de deux. Sostenuto
  5. Kontraste: V. Tempo di marcia. Noir: Pas de quatre. Tempo di marcia moderato
  6. Kontraste: VI. Epilog. Pas de couleur: Ensemble. Cantabile molto
  7. Modest Mussorgsky - Reiseeindrücke aus der Krim (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  8. Modest Mussorgsky - Au village (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  9. Franz Liszt - Die drei Zigeuner, S. 320 (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  10. Intermezzo (Valse triste)
  11. Franz Liszt - Oh! Quand je dors, S. 282 (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  12. Sergei Rachmaninov - Morceaux de Salon, Op. 10: Nr. 6, Romanze (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  13. Concertino for piano and orchestra
  14. Konzert für Orchester (3rd Version): I. Introduktion. Molto sostenuto
  15. Konzert für Orchester (3rd Version): II. Fugato. Allegro ma non troppo, quasi scherzando
  16. Konzert für Orchester (3rd Version): III. Caccia. Allegro commodo
  17. Konzert für Orchester (3rd Version): IV. Finale. Allegro

Sarah Wegener, soprano
Marcus Weiss, saxophone
Ueli Wiget, piano

WDR Sinfonieorchester
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Wergo

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Bernd Alois Zimmermann - Recomposed, Vol. 1 (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  1. Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros: I. Ouvertüre
  2. Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros: II. Sertanejo
  3. Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros: III. Saudade
  4. Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros: IV. Caboclo
  5. Alagoana. Caprichos Brasileiros: V. Finale
  6. Heitor Villa-Lobos - A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166 (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  7. Darius Milhaud - Saudades do Brazil, Op. 67: Nr. 3, Leme (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  8. Darius Milhaud - Saudades do Brazil, Op. 67: Nr. 1, Sorocaba (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  9. Alfredo Casella - Undici pezzi infantili, Op. 35: Nr. 4, Bolero (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  10. Alfredo Casella - Undici pezzi infantili, Op. 35: Nr. 9, Carillon (arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  11. Bolero moderato (Version for Orchestra)
  12. Chunchitos (After a collection of piano arrangements of Bolivian folk songs by Hans Helfritz, arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  13. Laquitas (After a collection of piano arrangements of Bolivian folk songs by Hans Helfritz, arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  14. Pjusi-Phias (After a collection of piano arrangements of Bolivian folk songs by Hans Helfritz, arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  15. Bergère légère (After a French song of the 18th century in the piano version by Jean Baptiste Weckerlin, arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  16. Maman, dites-moi (After a French song of the 18th century in the piano version by Jean Baptiste Weckerlin, arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  17. Jeunes fillettes (After a French song of the 18th century in the piano version by Jean Baptiste Weckerlin, arr. Bernd Alois Zimmermann)
  18. Un petit rien: I. Ouverture des belles de la nuit
  19. Un petit rien: II. Métamorphose lunaire I
  20. Un petit rien: III. Pas trop militaire
  21. Un petit rien: IV. Petite valse lunaire
  22. Un petit rien: V. Berceuse des petits oiseaux qui ne peuvent pas s’endormir
  23. Un petit rien: VI. Métamorphose lunaire II
  24. Un petit rien: VII. Boogie-Woogie au clair de la lune
  25. Rheinische Kirmestänze: I. Tempo di valse commodo
  26. Rheinische Kirmestänze: II. Allegretto
  27. Rheinische Kirmestänze: III. Allegretto
  28. Rheinische Kirmestänze: IV. Allegro commodo
  29. Rheinische Kirmestänze: V. Alla marcia

Sarah Wegener, soprano
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Wergo

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Bernd Alois Zimmermann - Complete Works for Piano (Eduardo Fernández)


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Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  • 3 Frühe Klavierstücke
  • Extemporale
  • Capriccio
  • Enchiridion I
  • Enchiridion, Appendix
  • Enchiridion II "Exerzitien"
  • Konfigurationen

Eduardo Fernández, piano
Date: 2020
Label: BIS

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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Bernd Alois Zimmermann - Violin Concerto; Photoptosis; Die Soldaten (Hannu Lintu)


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Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  • Violin Concerto
  • Photoptosis, Prélude für großes Orchester
  • Die Soldaten, Vokal-Sinfonie für 6 Gesangs-Solisten

Leila Josefowicz, violin
Anu Komsi; Jeni Packalen; Hilary Summers
Peter Tantsits; Ville Rusanen; Juha Uusitalo
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Ondine

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Various Composers - Miroir de Peine (Klaartje van Veldhoven; Matthias Havinga)


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  • Hendrik Andriessen - Maria, schone vrouwe
  • Hendrik Andriessen - Miroir de peine
  • Hendrik Andriessen - Sonata da chiesa
  • Hendrik Andriessen - Magna res est amor
  • Hendrik Andriessen - La sainte face
  • Henk Badings - Toccata
  • Bertus van Lier - Vrijheid
  • Henk Badings - Preludium en fuga 2
  • Rosy Wertheim - Hymne
  • Henk Badings - Preludium en Fuga 4
  • Henk Badings - Drie Geestelijke Liederen

Klaartje van Veldhoven, soprano
Matthias Havinga, organ

Date: 2022
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Hendrik Andriessen - Miroir de Peine, Orchestral Music & Concertos (Various Artists)


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Composer: Hendrik Andriessen

CD1:
  1. Miroir de peine: I. Agonie au jardin
  2. Miroir de peine: II. Flagellation
  3. Miroir de peine: III. Couronnement d'épines
  4. Miroir de peine: IV. Portement de croix
  5. Miroir de peine: V. Crusifixion
  6. Magna res est Amor
  7. Fiat Domine
  8. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Kuhnau
  9. Variations on a Theme by Couperin
  10. Chromatic Variations
CD2:
  1. Cello Concertino: I. Largo - Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Cello Concertino: II. Allegro con spirito
  3. Oboe Concertino: I. Sonata: Allegro
  4. Oboe Concertino: II. Aria. Andante
  5. Oboe Concertino: III. Fugato a capriccio: Allegro ma non troppo
  6. Canzona for Cello and Orchestra
  7. Violin Concerto: I. Allegro moderato
  8. Violin Concerto: II. Grave e lento
  9. Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivace

Roberta Alexander, soprano
Michael Müller, cello
Henk Swinnen, oboe
Tinta Schmidt von Altenstadt, violin

Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
David Porcelijn & Thierry Fischer, conductors

Date: 2021
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Hendrik Andriessen - Piano Music (Jacob Nydegger)


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Composer: Hendrik Andriessen
  1. Fugue in G Minor
  2. Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Allegro
  3. Piano Sonata No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 1: III. Allegro
  5. Passepied
  6. Menuet
  7. Pavane
  8. The Convex Looking-Glass
  9. Ballade
  10. Sérénade
  11. Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro moderato, poco maestoso
  12. Piano Sonata No. 2: II. Adagio, ma non troppo
  13. Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Allegro vivace e capriccioso
  14. Fugue in C-Sharp Minor

Jacob Nydegger, piano
Date: 2018
Label: Toccata

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Hendrik Andriessen - Symphonic Works, Vol. 4 (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Hendrik Andriessen
  • Symphony No. 4
  • Libertas venit
  • Capriccio
  • Canzona for Orchestra

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: cpo

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Monday, September 11, 2023

Hendrik Andriessen - Symphonic Works, Vol. 3 (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Hendrik Andriessen
  • Symphony No. 3
  • Symphonie concertante
  • Ouverture "Chantecler"

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: cpo

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Sunday, September 10, 2023

Hendrik Andriessen - Symphonic Works, Vol. 2 (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Hendrik Andriessen
  • Symphony No. 2
  • Ricercare
  • Mascherata
  • Wilhelmus Rhapsody

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: cpo

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

Hendrik Andriessen - Symphonic Works, Vol. 1 (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Hendrik Andriessen
  • Symphony No. 1
  • Ballet Suite
  • Symphonische Etude
  • Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Kuhnau

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: cpo

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Piano Concertos Wq. 5, Wq. 8 & Wq. 30 (Michael Rische)


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Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  • Piano Concerto in C Minor, Wq. 5
  • Piano Concerto in A Major, Wq. 8
  • Piano Concerto in B Minor, Wq. 30

Michael Rische, piano
Berliner Barock Solisten

Date: 2022
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Sonatas & Rondos (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

CD1:
  • Sonata in A minor, Wq. 57/2
  • Rondo in E major, Wq. 57/1
  • Fantasia in C major, Wq. 61/6
  • Sonata in E minor, Wq. 62/12
  • Abschied von meinem Silbermannischen Claviere, in einem Rondo, Wq. 66
  • Arioso with 9 variations in C major, Wq. 118/10
  • March in G major, BWVAnh124
  • Solfeggio in C minor, Wq. 117/2
CD2:
  • Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59/4
  • Sonata in F minor, Wq. 57/6
  • L'Aly Rupalich, Wq. 117/27
  • Sonata in D major, Wq. 61/2
  • Sonata in A flat major, Wq. 49/2
  • Rondo in B flat major, Wq/ 58/5
  • Sonata in E minor, Wq. 59/1
  • La complaisante, Wq. 117/28
  • Rondo in E major, Wq. 58/3
  • Freie Fantasie fürs Clavier in F sharp minor, Wq. 67
  • L'Herrmann, Wq. 117/23
  • La Prinzette, Wq. 117/21

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Hyperion

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations for Orchestra (Trevor Pinnock)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Józef Koffler)

Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble
The Glenn Gould School
Trevor Pinnock, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Linn

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations (Lang Lang)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • CD1 & CD2: Studio Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 15–18 March 2020
  • CD3 & CD4: Live Recording: Leipzig, St. Thomas Church, 5 March 2020

Lang Lang, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Sunday, September 3, 2023

Johann Pachelbel - Complete Organ Works, Vol. 3 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Johann Pachelbel
  • Organ Works, Vol. 3 (3CDs)

Michael Belotti
Christian Schmitt
James David Christie

Date: 2019
Label: cpo

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Johann Pachelbel - Complete Organ Works, Vol. 2 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Johann Pachelbel
  • Organ Works, Vol. 2 (2CDs)

Jürgen Essl
James David Christie
Michael Belotti

Date: 2016
Label: cpo

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Friday, September 1, 2023

Johann Pachelbel - Complete Organ Works, Vol. 1 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Johann Pachelbel
  • Organ Works, Vol. 1 (5CDs)

Christian Schmitt
Jürgen Essl
James David Christie
Michael Belotti

Date: 2013
Label: cpo

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