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Celebrating Student Life: Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture
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Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
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A False Report of a Death: Sor’s Variations on Malborough s’en va-t-en guerre
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Fernando Sor: Variations for Guitar on Marlborough s'en va-t-en-guerre, Op. 28
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Starting with a Flash: Schumann’s ABEGG Variations
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Robert Schumann: Variations Sur Le Nom "Abegg" En Fa Majeur, Op. 1
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Sharing the Musical Ball: Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 8
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3, "Champagnersonate" - I. Allegro assai
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An Ode to Home: Janáček’s Sinfonietta
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Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta, Op. 60 - I. Allegretto
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All the World in a Movement: Mendelssohn’s Capriccio brilliant
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Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant, Op. 22, MWV O8
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Highly Talented but Insufficiently Trained: Mussorgsky’s St John’s Night
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Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
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From the Country to the Salon: Chopin’s Mazurka No. 1
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Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 1
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