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Can you identify these pieces?

Len

 

Cristmas Quiz 1

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Debussy fell in love with Marie Vasnier but from the age of 17 she had already been married. Nevertheless they had a long affair that lasted until Dec 1885.
He wrote this piece for her because she was an amateur soprano.
Debussy was 25
Chanson des Brises for soprano solo, Female Chorus and piano 4 hands.
Sabine Revault d’Allones (sop)
Ensemble Les Esssentyi’elles
Philippe Cassard, Jonathan Furnel pianos

Christmas Quiz 2
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Boccherini Quintett No 4 for guitar, 2 violins and cello
Narciso Yepes Guitar Melos Quartett

 

Christmas Quiz 3

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Bliss Piano Concerto end of first movement
Trevor Barnard/ Philharmonis Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent

 

Christmas Quiz 4

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Arnold Four Welsh Dances No 2
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Andrew Penny

 

Christmas Quiz 5

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Handel Concerti Grossi Op3 No3 Allegro
Capella Istropolitana Jozef Kopelman

 

Chrismas Quiz 6

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Dvorak Bagatelles Op 47 for two violins, cello and harmonium
5, Poco Allegro
Lyra string quartet George Lucktenberg harmonium

 

Christmas quiz 7

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Bax Symphony 3
Completion of 1st Movement
BBC Philharmonic Handley

 

Christmas quiz 8

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Elgar/Payne Symphony 3
Allegro
BBCSO Andrew Davis

 

Christmas Quiz 9

Uncompressed 31Mb

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Compressed 3.8Mb

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Martinu Quintet for Piano and strings
(1) Poco allegro
Lindsay String Quartet
Petr Frankl piano

Christmas Quiz 10

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Liszt Transcendental studies No 1
Jeno Jando