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Released: Mar 2007
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    Solomon HWV67: Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    Solomon HWV67: Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E (La primavera/ Spri...
    The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E (La primavera/ Spring) RV269 (Op. 8 No. 1): I. Allegro
    Alberto Lysy
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    Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565: Toccata
    Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565: Toccata
    Wayne Marshall
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    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat K495 (1988 Digital Remaster...
    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat K495 (1988 Digital Remaster): III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
    Philharmonia Orchestra
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    1812 Op. 49 (conclusion)
    1812 Op. 49 (conclusion)
    Mariss Jansons
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    'Ode to Joy' from Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' Op.125
    'Ode to Joy' from Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' Op.125
    James Morris
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    Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16: I.Allegro molto moderato...
    Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16: I.Allegro molto moderato (excerpt)
    London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)
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    Karelia Suite Op. 11 (2000 Digital Remaster): III. Al...
    Karelia Suite Op. 11 (2000 Digital Remaster): III. Alla marcia (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Sir John Barbirolli
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    The Planets Op.32 (Jupiter, concl.): Jupiter, the Bringer...
    The Planets Op.32 (Jupiter, concl.): Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity (conclusion)
    Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 - I. Allegro ...
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 - I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening) (1994 Digital Remaster)
    Horacio Gutierrez
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    Finlandia - Symphonic Poem Op. 26 (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Finlandia - Symphonic Poem Op. 26 (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Halle Orchestra
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    Aida (1986 Digital Remaster): Triumphal Chorus & Grand Ma...
    Aida (1986 Digital Remaster): Triumphal Chorus & Grand March (Gloria all'Egitto) (1986 Digital Remaster)
    Riccardo Muti
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    Romeo and Juliet - Suites Nos.1 & 2, Suite No. 2, Op. 64 ...
    Romeo and Juliet - Suites Nos.1 & 2, Suite No. 2, Op. 64 b: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) [extract]
    Riccardo Muti
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    Radetzky March Op. 228 (1989 Digital Remaster)
    Radetzky March Op. 228 (1989 Digital Remaster)
    Willi Boskovsky
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    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and ...
    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory) (conclusion) (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Andrew Davis
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    Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor: I. Allegro ma non tanto (...
    Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor: I. Allegro ma non tanto (excerpt)
    Mariss Jansons
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    Symphony No. 3, 'Organ' Op. 78: Maestoso_Allegro
    Symphony No. 3, 'Organ' Op. 78: Maestoso_Allegro
    Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
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    Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068 (1997 Digital Remaster): ...
    Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068 (1997 Digital Remaster): Air (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna version, 1762) (1997 Digital Re...
    Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna version, 1762) (1997 Digital Remaster), Act II (1997 Digital Remaster), Scene 2 (1997 Digital Remaster): Dance of the Blessed Spirits (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Riccardo Muti
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    Canon in D (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Canon in D (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    II. Adagio from Clarinet Concerto in A K622
    II. Adagio from Clarinet Concerto in A K622
    Sabine Meyer
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    Aria From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
    Aria From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
    Julia Thornton
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    Adagio in G minor (realised Giazotto) excerpt (1986 Digit...
    Adagio in G minor (realised Giazotto) excerpt (1986 Digital Remaster)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27 No 2 "Moonligh...
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27 No 2 "Moonlight": I Adagio Sostenuto - excerpt
    Moura Lympany
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    Flute and Harp Concerto in C K.299 (1985 Digital Remaster...
    Flute and Harp Concerto in C K.299 (1985 Digital Remaster): II Andantino (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 (1997 Digital Remaster):...
    Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 (1997 Digital Remaster): II Andante (excerpt) (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Efrem Kurtz
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    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (cadenzas by Stephen Houg...
    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 (cadenzas by Stephen Hough): II. Andante
    Halle Orchestra
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    Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 'From the New World': S...
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 'From the New World': Second movement: Largo (opening)
    Mariss Jansons
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    Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G minor Op. 26...
    Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G minor Op. 26: Second movement: Adagio (opening) (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Yehudi Menuhin
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    Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Op. 36 (1986 Di...
    Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Op. 36 (1986 Digital Remaster): IX. Nimrod (1986 Digital Remaster)
    Sir Adrian Boult
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    Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Opening
    Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Opening
    Julian Bream
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    The Lark Ascending (conclusion)
    The Lark Ascending (conclusion)
    City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusio...
    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (conclusion) (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Sir John Barbirolli
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    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43: Variation XVIII (...
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43: Variation XVIII (Andante cantabile, a tempo vivace)
    City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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    Les Pêcheurs de perles (1893 version) (1989 Digital Remas...
    Les Pêcheurs de perles (1893 version) (1989 Digital Remaster): Zurga, quand tous deux....Au fond du temple saint (Nadir, Zurga) (1989 Digital Remaster)
    Ernest Blanc
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    Rusalka: Song to the Moon (Act I)
    Rusalka: Song to the Moon (Act I)
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
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    Lakmé (Act I) (1987 Digital Remaster): Flower Duet (1987 ...
    Lakmé (Act I) (1987 Digital Remaster): Flower Duet (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Alain Lombard
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    Carmen (1985 Digital Remaster), Act Two (Conclusion) (198...
    Carmen (1985 Digital Remaster), Act Two (Conclusion) (1985 Digital Remaster): Air de Fleur: "La fleur que tu ma'avais jetee" (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Nicolai Gedda
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    Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna version, 1762) (1997 Digital Re...
    Orfeo ed Euridice (Vienna version, 1762) (1997 Digital Remaster), Act III (1997 Digital Remaster), Scene 1 (1997 Digital Remaster): Che farò senza Euridice? (Orfeo) (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Agnes Baltsa
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    Norma (1997 Digital Remaster): Casta Diva (1997 Digital R...
    Norma (1997 Digital Remaster): Casta Diva (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Maria Callas
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    La Bohème, 'Bohemian Life': Che gelida manina
    La Bohème, 'Bohemian Life': Che gelida manina
    Roberto Alagna
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    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Lauretta)
    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Lauretta)
    Angela Gheorghiu
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    Madama Butterfly (2002 Digital Remaster): Vogliatemi bene...
    Madama Butterfly (2002 Digital Remaster): Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet)...Vieni, vieni (2002 Digital Remaster)
    Carlo Bergonzi
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    Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Act III)
    Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Act III)
    Bernard Haitink
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    Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) (2000 Digital Remaste...
    Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) (2000 Digital Remaster): Nun laßt uns aber wie dahein...Es lebt' eine Vilja (Viljalied)...Tanz: Mi velimo dase dase Veslimo! (Hanna/Chor) (2000 Digital Remaster)
    Lovro Von Matacic
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    Suite from 'Xerxes' (arr. Hoffman) (1991 Digital Remaster...
    Suite from 'Xerxes' (arr. Hoffman) (1991 Digital Remaster): II. Aria:Ombra mai fù (1991 Digital Remaster)
    Sir John Barbirolli
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    Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria) D839 (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria) D839 (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Dame Janet Baker
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    Minuit, Chrétiens (O Holy Night) (arr.Alain Kremski)
    Minuit, Chrétiens (O Holy Night) (arr.Alain Kremski)
    Roberto Alagna
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    Turandot (Act III) (1990 Digital Remaster): Nessun dorma ...
    Turandot (Act III) (1990 Digital Remaster): Nessun dorma (1990 Digital Remaster)
    Jose Carreras
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    Overture from Le Nozze di Figaro K492 (1990 Digital Remas...
    Overture from Le Nozze di Figaro K492 (1990 Digital Remaster)
    Sir Colin Davis
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    Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147:...
    Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Marriner)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat "Emperor" Op.73 (1987 Digit...
    Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat "Emperor" Op.73 (1987 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro (excerpt) (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Cleveland Orchestra
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    Suite in D (1987 Digital Remaster): Round-O: The Prince ...
    Suite in D (1987 Digital Remaster): Round-O: The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) (arr. Defaye) (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Maurice Andre
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    Mors et vita (1988 Digital Remaster): Judex (1988 Digital...
    Mors et vita (1988 Digital Remaster): Judex (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Maurice Handford
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    La Scala di seta, '(The) Silken Ladder': Overture
    La Scala di seta, '(The) Silken Ladder': Overture
    Jerzy Maksymiuk
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    Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D minor HWV437: Sarabande
    Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D minor HWV437: Sarabande
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    The Nutcracker Op. 71, ACT 2: Waltz of the Flowers
    The Nutcracker Op. 71, ACT 2: Waltz of the Flowers
    Andre Previn
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    Lieutenant Kijé Op. 60: 4. Troika
    Lieutenant Kijé Op. 60: 4. Troika
    London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
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    Fantasia on Greensleeves (1986 Digital Remaster)
    Fantasia on Greensleeves (1986 Digital Remaster)
    Sir John Barbirolli
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    Swan Lake - Ballet in four acts Op. 20 [faulty recording/...
    Swan Lake - Ballet in four acts Op. 20 [faulty recording/compo in Acts II & III] (1988 Digital Remaster), Act II (1988 Digital Remaster): 10. Scène (1988 Digital Remaster)
    London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)
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    Cavatina
    Cavatina
    Manuel Barrueco
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    Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 (1988 Digital Remast...
    Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 (1988 Digital Remaster): II Romance (excerpt) (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Jerzy Maksymiuk
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    My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from the movie Titanic)
    My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from the movie Titanic)
    David Abel
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    Time to Say Goodbye
    Time to Say Goodbye
    David Abel
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    An die schonen, blauen Donau - Walzer Op.314 (extract) (1...
    An die schonen, blauen Donau - Walzer Op.314 (extract) (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    Cavalleria Rusticana (1987 Digital Remaster): Intermezzo ...
    Cavalleria Rusticana (1987 Digital Remaster): Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Riccardo Muti
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    Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18: II Adagio sostenuto...
    Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18: II Adagio sostenuto (excerpt)
    City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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    Peer Gynt: Prelude (Morning)
    Peer Gynt: Prelude (Morning)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    Romance from the Gadfly
    Romance from the Gadfly
    Piers Lane
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    Adagio for Strings Op. 11 (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Adagio for Strings Op. 11 (1985 Digital Remaster)
    Eugene Ormandy
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    Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Story of the Kalender Prince (o...
    Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Story of the Kalender Prince (opening)
    Riccardo Muti
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    Thaïs: Méditation
    Thaïs: Méditation
    Herbert Von Karajan
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    Polovtsian Dances (beginning) from Prince Igor (1987 Digi...
    Polovtsian Dances (beginning) from Prince Igor (1987 Digital Remaster)
    Beecham Choral Society
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    Spartacus_Ballet Suite No. 2: Adagio
    Spartacus_Ballet Suite No. 2: Adagio
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Romeo and Juliet (extract)
    Romeo and Juliet (extract)
    Mariss Jansons
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    II. Allegretto (abbrev. version) from Symphony No. 7 in...
    II. Allegretto (abbrev. version) from Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92
    Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, BWV 1043 (1960 Digital...
    Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, BWV 1043 (1960 Digital Remaster): Largo ma non tanto (1994 Digital Remaster)
    Bath Festival Orchestra
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    Schindler's List - Theme
    Schindler's List - Theme
    Tasmin Little
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    The Nutcracker - Ballet Op. 71 (Highlights) (1987 Digital...
    The Nutcracker - Ballet Op. 71 (Highlights) (1987 Digital Remaster), No. 12 - Divertissement (Act II) (1987 Digital Remaster): v. Danse des mirlitons (Dance of the Reed Pipes) (1987 Digital Remaster)
    London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)
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    Symphony No. 6 in F 'Pastoral' Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Sh...
    Symphony No. 6 in F 'Pastoral' Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn) (abbrev. version)
    Riccardo Muti
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    Zadok the Priest (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Zadok the Priest (1996 Digital Remaster)
    Andrew Davis
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    Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No. 140) (1998 Digi...
    Zion hört die Wächter singen (Cantata No. 140) (1998 Digital Remaster)
    Consortium Musicum
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    Miserere a 9 (vv.1-4 & 17-20)
    Miserere a 9 (vv.1-4 & 17-20)
    Stephen Cleobury
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    German Mass, D872 (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus (1988 ...
    German Mass, D872 (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Berliner Symphoniker
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    Panis angelicus (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Panis angelicus (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Halle Choir
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    L'Enfance du Christ Op. 25: L'Adieu des bergers (Shepherd...
    L'Enfance du Christ Op. 25: L'Adieu des bergers (Shepherds' Farewell) (1994 Digital Remaster)
    Choeurs Rene Duclos
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    St Cecilia Mass (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus (1963 Di...
    St Cecilia Mass (1988 Digital Remaster): Sanctus (1963 Digital Remaster)
    Choeurs Rene Duclos
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    In Paradisum (Requiem Op. 48; 1893 version, ed. John Rutter)
    In Paradisum (Requiem Op. 48; 1893 version, ed. John Rutter)
    Peter Barley
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    Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers) K339 (19...
    Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers) K339 (1986 Digital Remaster): Laudate Dominum (1986 Digital Remaster)
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
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    Cantique De Jean Racine
    Cantique De Jean Racine
    Monks And Choirboys Of Downside Abbey
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    Messa da Requiem, Sequenza:: Ingemisco
    Messa da Requiem, Sequenza:: Ingemisco
    Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
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    Ave verum corpus K618
    Ave verum corpus K618
    Cambridge Classical Players
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    Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Digital Remaster...
    Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Digital Remaster): I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Dame Janet Baker
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    The heavens are telling (The Creation: Part 1) (1988 Digi...
    The heavens are telling (The Creation: Part 1) (1988 Digital Remaster)
    Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
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    Requiem Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): IV. Pie Jesu ...
    Requiem Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): IV. Pie Jesu (1998 Digital Remaster)
    Victoria De Los Angeles
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    Requiem in D minor (Mass No. 19) K626, III. Sequenz: 6. L...
    Requiem in D minor (Mass No. 19) K626, III. Sequenz: 6. Lacrimosa
    London Philharmonic Choir
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    4:03
    Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Digital Remaster...
    Messiah highlights (ed. Basil Lam) (1997 Digital Remaster): Hallelujah (Chorus) (1997 Digital Remaster)
    Dame Janet Baker
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