Ede Poldini
Ede Poldini (13 June 1869 – 28 June 1957) was a Hungarian composer of the late romantic / early modern period. Famous in Hungary for writing many operas, he became internationally famous when Fritz Kreisler transcribed his piano piece "La poupée valsante" for violin.
Poldini studied with István Tomka in Budapest and with Eusebius Mandyczewski in Vienna. In 1908 he settled in Switzerland, writing two of his more famous operas: The Vagabond and the Princess (1903) and Wedding in Carnival Time (1924). These were both produced in London, the latter under the title Love Adrift. Himfy was produced in 1938 in Budapest.
Poldini is best known for his miniature piano pieces, such as "La poupée valsante", given wider audience in Fritz Kreisler's transcription, "Arlequinades", "Morceaux pittoresques", "Episodes à la cour", "Images", and "Moments musicaux". "Marionettes" were seven piano pieces that he later orchestrated.
His one-act opera The Vagabond and the Princess was given 14 times in Dresden in 1916/17 under Fritz Reiner with a cast including Ludwig Ermold, Minnie Nast, Georg Zottmayr and Richard Tauber.
He died in Vevey, Switzerland in 1957, aged 88.
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Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 3, Schön Rosmarin - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 1 in E Major - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 2 in B Minor - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 3 in E Minor - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Bach, JS: Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Bach, JS: Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Bach, JS: Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, MWV U86 (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46: I. (b) Adagio cantabile - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancholique, Op. 26 - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102: II. Andante - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (a) Tema. Andante con moto - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (b) Variation I - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (c) Variation II - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (d) Variation III - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (e) Variation IV - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (f) Variation V - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (g) Variation VI - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (h) Variation VII - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (i) Variation VIII - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (j) Variation IX - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (k) Variation X - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (l) Variation XI - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (m) Variazioni finale e coda - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: I. Allegro molto appassionato - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: II. Andante - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto, e con sentimento - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Bach, JS: Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Halvorsen: Passacaglia (After Handel's Keyboard Suite, HWV 432) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 1 in G Minor (Arr. Joachim for Violin and PIano) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. Joachim for Violin and PIano) - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Joachim) [Remastered 2025] - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Cadenza by Joachim) [Remastered 2025] - The Essential Itzhak Perlman -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Lanyok, lanyok mert siessunk [Girls, girls, why should we hurry?] [Chorus, Lady, Andris, Zsuzsika] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Zsuzsikamhoz! I. [to my Zsuzsika! I.] [Lady, Squire Peter] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: No, szep kisasszony … [Well, young lady …] [Lady, Zsuzsika, Squire Peter, Mr. And Mrs. Domokos, Countess, Zoltan, Andris, Chorus] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Zsuzsikamhoz! II. [to my Zsuzsika! II.] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Pardon! Pardon! [Stanci] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: A szerelmet semmi sem uzi [Nothing ever banishes love] [Lady, Countess] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Mind oly kedves idegen! [All you strangers, so dear to me] [Squire Peter, Lady, Chorus] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Ej, gardatiszt ur! [Oh, my dear officer!] [Lady, Zoltan] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Asztali zene [Table music] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Beszeljen nekem eleterol! [Talk to me about your life!] [Countess, Kalman, Zsuzsika, Zoltan] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Urak, asszonysagok! [Gentlemen, ladies!] [Squire Peter, guests, Countess, Zoltan] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Ah, Istenem … [Oh my God …] [Countess, Zoltan, Chorus, Lady, Young People, Guests, Forfeit Collector, Stanci, Kalman, Zsuzsika] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Holla, repul a szan [Holla! The sledge Is fleeting] [Kalman, Squire Peter, Chorus, Lady, Zsuzsika, Countess, Zoltan] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Nemzetes nagyasszony! [My honourable Lady!] [Attendant, Lady, Zsuzsika, Countess, Kalman, Zoltan, Chorus, Stanci, Squire Peter] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Jartam kunn a zivatarba [I walked out in the rainstorm] [Kalman] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act III: Hoember! Gyere tancolj velunk! [Snowman, come and dance with us!] [Chorus, Mr. And Mrs. Domokos, Young People] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act I: Hallod-e te kobor … [Look, you stray …] [Lady, Chorus, Squire Peter, Kalman, Zoltan, Countess, Stanci, young ladies] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act III: Az alom nem tartott orokke [the dream did not last forever] [Kalman, Zsuzsika, Lady, Mrs. Bukky, Squire Peter] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act II: Lassan, lassan [Slowly, slowly] [Chorus, Lady, Zsuzsika, Kalman] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Hochzeit im Fasching (Love Adrift), Act III: Igen … [Yes …] [Countess, Zoltan, Young People, Chorus, Squire Peter, Lady, Mr. Domokos, Stanci, Zsuzsika, Kalman] - Poldini: Hochzeit Im Fasching (Love Adrift) -
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Rustle of Spring, Op. 32 No. 3 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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The Maiden's Prayer - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Humoresque in G-Flat Major, B. 187/7 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Spring, Op. 57: IV. Kevätyö "May Night" - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Serenata, Op. 15 No. 1 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Melody in F Major, Op. 3 No. 1 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Humoresques de concert, Op. 14: I. Menuet célèbre in G Major - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Sonata No. 6: Toccata in A - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air with 5 Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Minuet in G Major, WoO 10 No. 2 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Lieder ohne Worte V, Op. 62: VI. Allegretto grazioso, MWV U161 "Spring Song" - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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12 Morceaux, Op. 40: II. Chanson triste - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: V. The Spruce - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Silver Spring, Op. 6 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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10 Danses de salon: I. Tarantella in A Minor - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4, Notturno - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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La coquette. Valse brillante - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Moods, Impressions & Reminiscences, Op. 41: XIV. Poème - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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7 Marionnettes: II. Poupée valsante - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: I. To a Wild Rose - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 157: II. La fileuse - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Water Scenes, Op. 13: IV. Narcissus - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Romanze, Op. 45 No. 1 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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Première valse, Op. 83 - The Maiden's Prayer: Piano Music from the 19th-Century Salon -
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