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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni or most correctly Tomaso Albinoni (June 8, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was a Venetian baroque … read moreTomaso Giovanni Albinoni or most correctly Tomaso Albinoni (June 8, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was a Venetian baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his inst… read moreTomaso Giovanni Albinoni or most correctly Tomaso Albinoni (June 8, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was a Venetian baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, some of which is regularly recorded. Famous … read more -
Georg Friedrich Händel
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Robert Schumann
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Alessandro Scarlatti
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Gabriel Fauré
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