Matters of the Heart
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Robert Schumann
Allegro in B Minor Op.8
Performer: Maurizio Pollini (piano) Performer: Deutsche Grammophon 471 3702
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Robert Schumann
Grande Sonata in F Sharp Minor Op.11 – First movt.
Performer: Maurizio Pollini (piano)
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 423 1342.
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Robert Schumann
Arabeske in C
Performer: András Schiff (piano)
- TELDEC 4509 991762.
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Robert Schumann
Liederkreis Op.24
Performer: Florian Boesch (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
- ONYX 4041.
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