Richard Lester
Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director, who spent the majority of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He is known for the fast-paced, flamboyant directing he brought to his comedy films, most notably the Beatles' vehicles A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), and The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965).
Originally from Philadelphia, Lester began his career directing television, moving to the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s. He collaborated with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, on The Goon Show and The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film. After breaking into film directing through his Beatles collaborations, he helmed various productions including the superhero films Superman II (1980) and Superman III (1983), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Petulia (1968), The Three Musketeers (1973) and its two sequels, as well as Robin and Marian (1976), and Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979).
A two-time BAFTA Award nominee, Lester is an Honourary Associate of London Film School and a BFI Fellow. According to the British Film Institute, "if any single director can encapsulate the popular image of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, then it is probably Richard Lester. With his use of flamboyant cinematic devices and liking for zany humour, he captured the vitality, and sometimes the triviality, of the period more vividly than any other director."
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): I. Marche - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): II. Allegro - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): III. Menuet [I] – Trio - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): IV. Polonoise "Boloneso" - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): V. Adagio - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): VI. Menuet [II] – Trio - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): VII. Finale. Allegro - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Serenade in C Major, K. 648 "A Very Little Night Music" (Version for Orchestra): I. Marche (Reprise) - World Premiere Recording - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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12 Contredanses, WoO 14: No. 10 in C Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Five Minuets And Trios For String Quartet, D.89 - Arranged For String Orchestra And 6 Trios: 2. In F Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Les Sylphides (Orch. Douglas): I. Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7 - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 1 in D Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Danse de la fée dragée - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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3 Gymnopédies - Orch. Claude Debussy: 3. Lent et douloureux - Edit - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D Minor. Un poco andante (Orch. Parlow) - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61a: VI. Assez vif - Live - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Les Sylphides (Orch. Douglas): VI. Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7 - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61a: V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime - Live - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Les Sylphides (Orch. Douglas): V. Mazurka No. 44 in C Major, Op. 67 No. 3 - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57 - Ballet / Première partie: Invasion des Pirates et les efforts sans succès de Daphnis pour sauver Chloé - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Ma mère l'oye, ballet, M. 62: Interlude II - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH.35: Dance Of The Reed-Pipes - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Five Minuets And Trios For String Quartet, D.89 - Arranged For String Orchestra And 6 Trios: 4. In G Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D Major. Molto vivace (Orch. Dvořák) - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Préludes / Book 1, L.117: La Fille aux cheveux de lin - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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6 German Dances, K. 600: No. 5 in G Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: No. 3 Allegro vivace - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Die Weihe des Hauses, Op. 124: No. 4, Turkish March - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120: 4. Etwas zurückhaltend - Langsam - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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6 German Dances, K. 600: No. 4 in E-Flat Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E Minor. Allegro non troppo (Orch. Gál) - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Musikalische Schlittenfahrt: 2. Andante - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57 / Deuxième partie: Danse guerrière - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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6 German Dances, K. 571: No. 4 in G Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Contredanse in C Major. Der Sieg vom Helden Koburg, K. 587 - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B Minor. Allegretto (Orch. Dvořák) - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Contredanse in D Major. Das Donnerwetter, K. 534 - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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12 Contredanses, WoO 14: No. 4 in B-Flat Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass, WoO 15: No. 6 in D Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH.35: March - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre - Adagio assai - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Ma mère l'oye, ballet, M. 62: Interlude IV - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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6 German Dances, K. 509: No. 6 in C Major - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH.35: Chinese Dance (Tea) - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57 - Ballet / Troisième partie: Abandonnant leurs rôles, les amoureux s'embrassent et s'agenouillent devant l'autel des Nymphes - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Ma mère l'oye, ballet, M. 62: Interlude III - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Deux Fanfares du Martyre de Saint Sébastien, L. 124: Concile Des Faux Dieux: Prelude (Act 3) - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass, WoO 15: No. 4 in D Minor - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57 - Ballet / Première partie: Le triomphe de Daphnis et l'union extatique avec Chloé - 10 Great Composers: Orchestral Works -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto. Tempo impettuoso d'Estate - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Op. 20a: VI. Scene - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa dies illae - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Abdelazar, Z.570: Menuet - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Piano Concerto No.1 in B-Flat Minor, Op.23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Act III, Scene 1, Ballo. Vivace "Dance of the Furies" - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies irae - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Danse macabre, Op. 40 - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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The Valkyrie "Die Walküre", WWV 86B: Ride of the Valkyries - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S. 110: II. The Dance in the Village Inn "Mephistopheles-Waltz" - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. (Tempo ordinario) - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (excerpt) - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Don Giovanni, K.527: Overture - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestra, Op. 32: I. Mars - The Bringer of War - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Night on Bald Mountain - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 "Scottish": IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Ouverture solennelle, "1812", Op. 49 (excerpt) - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo - Dramatic Classical Halloween (Spooky Eerie Halloween) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 18, Toccata avanti la messa delli apostoli, F 12.18 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 19, Kyrie delli apostoli, F 12.19 - No. 21, Kyrie, F 12.21 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 22, Christe, F 12.22 - No. 23, Christe, F 12.23 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 24, Kyrie, F 12.24 - No. 26, Kyrie, F 12.26 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 27, Canzon dopo l'epistola, F 12.27 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 28, Toccata avanti il recercar, F 12.28 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 30, Altro recercar, F 12.30 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 31, Toccata per l'elevatione, F 12.31 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 33, Canzon quarti toni dopo il post comune, F 12.33 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 1, Toccata avanti la messa della domenica, F 12.01 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 2, Kyrie della domenica, F 12.02 - No. 3, Kyrie, F 12.03 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 4, Christe, F 12.04 - No. 7, Christe alio modo, F 12.07 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 8, Kyrie, F 12.08 - No. 13, Kyrie alio modo, F 12.13 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 14, Canzon dopo l'epistola, F 12.14 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 15, Ricercar dopo il credo, F 12.15 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 16, Toccata cromaticha per l'elevatione, F 12.16 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 17, Canzon post il comune, F 12.17 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 34, Toccata avanti la messa della Madonna, F 12.34 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 35, Kyrie della Madonna, F 12.35 - No. 36, Kyrie, F 12.36 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 37, Christe, F 12.37 - No. 38, Christe, F 12.38 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 39, Kyrie, F 12.39 - No. 40, Kyrie, F 12.40 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 41, Canzon dopo l'epistola, F 12.41 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 43, Toccata avanti il recercar, F 12.43 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 44, Recercar con obligo di cantare la quinta parte senza toccarla, F 12.44 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 45, Toccata per l'elevatione, F 12.45 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 46, Bergamasca, F 12.46 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 47, Capriccio sopra la Girolmeta, F 12.47 - Frescobaldi: Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts) -
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12 Pièces pour orgues: I. Toccata in G Major - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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3 Preludes and Fugues, Op.7 No. 3: Prelude in G Minor - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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3 Preludes and Fugues, Op.7 No. 3: Fugue in G Minor - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Sortie in E-Flat Major - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Suite gothique, Op. 25: Toccata - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Offrande au Saint Sacrement - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Toccata in B Minor - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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24 Pièces en style libre, Op. 31: Berceuse - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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3 Pièces pour grand orgue, CFF 104: Pièce héroïque - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Meditaciones religiosas, ILL 37: Andante "Chœur de Voix humaines" - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Symphony for Organ No. 5, Op. 42 No. 1: Toccata - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Sortie in B-Flat Major, ILL 51 - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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24 Pièces en style libre, Op. 31: Lied - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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24 Pièces de fantaisie, Op. 54: Carillon de Westminster - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 14: Finale - French Bonbons: Romantic Organ Music -
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