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meditative pieces by composers ranging from Christian Heinrich Rinck to Théodore Salomé are presented

Bach’s Six Partitas form what is presumably the most famous and challenging collection of suites in music history

are of the very highest quality

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Carnaval Op. 9 - Schumann classical the frequently played pieces ofSchumanns turbulent love affair with the barely eighteen year old Ernestine von Fricken, though strong enough to lead to a secret engagement, lasted only a few months. Nevertheless, it managed to give rise to one of his most frequently played compositions: Carnaval. Some of these twenty one character pieces are named after figures from the commedia dellarte, others after such fictitious creations as Florestan and Eusebius, in which Schumann