Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the best-known American composers of the 20th century, and his work significantly influenced popular music.
Rodgers is known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, On Your Toes, and Babes in Arms. With Hammerstein he wrote musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, Cinderella, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to new maturity by telling stories that focus on characters and drama rather than the genre's earlier light-hearted entertainment.
Rodgers was the first person to win all four of the top American entertainment awards in theater, film, recording, and television—an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony—now known collectively as an EGOT. He also won a Pulitzer Prize, making him the first person to receive all five awards. In 1978, Rodgers was in the inaugural group of Kennedy Center Honorees for lifetime achievement in the arts.
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Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 4, Marcia alla turca - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Introduction & Thema - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Variation I. Tempo della thema - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Variation II. Tempo della thema - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 2, Fairies' March - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 3: Walkürenritt - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Verdi: Messa da Requiem: II. Dies irae - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra, Op. 50b: VII. Waltz 2 - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: Barcarolle. "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Instrumental Version) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro moderato - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa, Act 1: Gopak - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 11, Dance of the Clowns - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Delibes: Coppélia, Act 1: Csárdás. Danse hongroise - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Chabrier: Joyeuse marche - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I (Orch. Gorchakov) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens (Orch. Gorchakov) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, the Market Square (Orch. Gorchakov) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante cantabile - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIII. L'istesso tempo - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIV. A tempo un poco meno mosso - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Elgar: Serenade for Strings, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Shor: Lullaby for Mark - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa (Compl. Beyer) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: I. The Montagues and Capulets - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "Hallelujah" - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Borodin: Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Andantino - Allegro vivo (Instrumental Version) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 9, Wedding March - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: Aria. "Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso" (Figaro) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato, allegro - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation I. C.A.E. - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Falla: El amor brujo: No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Delibes: Sylvia, Act 1: Intermezzo - Valse lente - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Bartók: Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: II. Adagio religioso (Compl. Serly) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo - - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto - - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: III. Allegro non troppo - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56: III. Le jardin de Dolly (Orch. Rabaud) - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro - The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music -
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Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă (Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 2, Brâul (Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 3, Pê-loc (Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 4, Buciumeana (Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 5, Poarga românească (Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 6, Mărunţel (Arr. Székely for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Gade: Jealousy - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Rodgers: The Blue Room - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Kern: A Fine Romance - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Grappelli: Billy - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Gershwin: Love Is Here to Stay - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Grappelli: Aurore - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Kern: Pick Yourself Up - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Porter: Night and Day - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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McHugh: I Can't Believe That You Are in Love with Me - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Strachey: These Foolish Things - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Grappelli: Errol - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Grappelli: Jermyn Street - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Berlin: Cheek to Cheek - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Rodgers: The Lady Is a Tramp - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Gershwin: 'S Wonderful - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Gershwin: Summertime - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Grappelli: Menuet pour Menuhin - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Youmans: Tea for Two - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Harris: Viva Vivaldi - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Harris: Air on a Shoestring - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Gershwin: The Man I Love - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Grappelli: Coucou - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Bloch: Baal Shem: II. Nigun - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218: I. Allegro (Cadenza by Menuhin) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218: II. Andante cantabile - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218: III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Menuhin) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Saint-Saëns: Introduction & Rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Wieniawski: Scherzo-tarantelle in G Minor, Op. 16 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Nováček: Perpetuum mobile - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 145: No. 2 in E Minor (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Kreisler: Caprice viennois, Op. 2 - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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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) - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: I. Allegro molto appassionato - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: II. Andante - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21: I. Allegro non troppo - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21: II. Scherzando. Allegro molto - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto non troppo - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21: IV. Andante - The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings -
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liszt: Ave Maria IV, S. 545 - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Lyadov: A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32 - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. Godowsky for Piano) - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Moszkowski: Valse mignonne - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Moszkowski: 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 15: No. 1, Serenata - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Bach, JS: Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea (Arr. Saint-Saëns for Piano) - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Godowsky: Triakontameron "30 Moods and Scenes": No. 25, Memories - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Bizet: L'Arlésienne, Op. 23, WD 28: No. 19, Mélodrame. Adagietto (Arr. Tausig for Piano) - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": II. Andantino - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 1, Lebhaft - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 2, Innig - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 3, Mit Humor - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 4, Ungeduldig - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 5, Einfach - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 6, Sehr rasch - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 7, Nicht schnell - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 8, Frisch - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I: No. 9, Lebhaft - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: I. Allegro maestoso - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liszt: Recueillement, S. 204 - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année "Italie", S. 163: No. 4, Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Czerny: Variations brillantes, Op. 14 - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74: No. 10, Der Kontrabandiste (Arr. Tausig for Piano) - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liebermann: Gargoyles, Op. 29: I. Presto - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liebermann: Gargoyles, Op. 29: II. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liebermann: Gargoyles, Op. 29: III. Allegro moderato - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liebermann: Gargoyles, Op. 29: IV. Presto feroce - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Rebikov: The Musical Snuffbox - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Ravina: Études de style et de perfectionnement, Op. 14: No. 1, Agilité - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme": III. Rondeau. Presto - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liszt: 6 Polish Songs, S. 480: No. 1, Mädchens Wunsch (After Chopin's Op. 74 No. 1) - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Dohnányi: 6 Concert Études, Op. 28: No. 6 in F Minor, Capriccio - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Rodgers: The Sound of Music: My Favourite Things (Arr. Hough for Piano) - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Friedman: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 33 No. 3, The Music Box "Tabatière à musique" - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Levitzki: Waltz in A Major, Op. 2 - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Palmgren: En route, Op. 9 - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Supplément "Venezia e Napoli", S. 162: No. 3, Tarantella - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 10, Balladenmäßig. Sehr rasch - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 11, Einfach - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 12, Mit Humor - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 13, Wild und lustig - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 14, Zart und singend - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 15, Frisch - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 16, Mit gutem Humor - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 17, Wie aus der Ferne - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 18, Nicht schnell - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: No. 21, Andante espressivo - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Schumann: Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: No. 26, Moderato e espressivo - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante - Andante - Piano Treasures -
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