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| Traditional Chinese, "Han Ya Xi Shui" | |
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| Traditional Islamic, Call to Prayer (Adhan). Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. | |
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| Ewe Atsiagbekor (Ghanian Drumming). Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. | |
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| Hildegard of Bingen, "O Viridissima Virga," Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly conducting. | |
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| Bernart de Ventadorn, "Quan vei la lauzeta mover." Unicorn Ensemble, Michel Posch conducting. | |
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| Weelkes, "As Vesta Was," from The Triumphes of Oriana, collected by Thomas Morley. Oxford. Camerata, Jeremy Summerly conducting. | |
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| Palestrina, "Kyrie," from Pope Marcellus Mass. Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly conducting. | |
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| Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major: Allegro Assai. Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl conducting. | |
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| Handel, "Hallelujiah!" from Messiah. Scholars Baroque Ensemble | |
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| Purcell, "Dido's Lament," from Dido and Aeneas, Act 1. Scholars Baroque Ensemble. | |
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| Haydn, Symphony No. 94 in G Major, "Surprise," Andante. Capella Istropolitana | |
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| Mozart, "Cinque…dieci," from The Marriage of Figaro, Act 1, Scene 1. Hungarian State Opera, Pier Giorgio Morandi conducting. | |
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| Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K 550: Molto Allegro. Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth conducting. | |
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| Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: Allegro con Brio. Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Belah Drahos conducting. | |
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| Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: Dies irae, Ronde du sabbat. San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Yoav Talmi conducting. | |
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| Chopin, "Revolutionary" Etude In C Minor, Op.10. Idil Biret, piano. | |
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| Schubert, "Der Erlkonig," tr. Franz Liszt. Antii Siirala, piano | |
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| Wagner, "Bridal Chorus," from Lohengrin. Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Johannes Wildner conducting. | |
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| Debussy, "Clair de Lune." Slovak Radio Orchestra, Keith Clark conducting. | |
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| Schoenberg, "Etwas Rasch," from Six Little Piano Pieces, Op.19. Peter Hill, Piano. | |
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| Stravinsky, "Dance of Youths and Maidens," from The Rite of Spring. Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rabhari conducting | |
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| Bernstein, West Side Story, Mambo | |
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| Glass, "Akhnaten", dance from Act 2, Scene 3. Ulster Orchestra, conductor Takuo Yuasa | |