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Sigismond Thalberg
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Friedrich Witt
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Theodor Kirchner
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George Onslow
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Johann Wilhelm Wilms
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Joachim Raff
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Vincent D'Indy
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Anton Arensky
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Ferdinand Ries
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Carl Reinecke
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