Three years after the experimental and not-always-successful Come on Now Social, the Indigo Girls return to a more traditional framework with the acoustic-based Become You. A deft melding of folk, rock, and pop--and laced with Latin and soul around the edges--Become You gets to the heart of what Amy Ray (the rocking half) and Emily Saliers (the gentler half) do best: chronicle the complexities of love and socio-sexual politics from a feminist viewpoint. While the seductive and full-bodied melodies leave plenty of expanse for the duo's gauzy, hand-in-glove harmonies, the majority of the repertoire here carries an undercurrent of dissatisfaction and anxiety, whether about the outcome of a rocky love affair ("Moment of Forgiveness"), the still-extant racism in the South ("Become You"), or the ultimate fate of the Mexican women who fight for change with the Zapatistas ("Nuevas Senoritas"). Poignant, thought provoking, and beautifully crafted, with rapt attention to the interplay of instruments as well as voices, Become You finds Ray and Saliers back in top form and as relevant in 2002 as at the start of their 15-year career. --Alanna Nash
Become You,Indigo Girls,Sony,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop
Become You
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The Lover & The Beloved
Donna De Lory Manufacturer: AJNA MUSIC ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001DHQNA Release Date: 2004-01-31 |
Tracks:
- Ganapati Om
- Om Nama Shivaya
- He Ma Durga
- Hare Krishna
- Govinda Jaya Jaya
- Samba Sadashiva
- Govinda Jaya Jaya (Mac Quayle Mix)
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Donna de Lory has several solo albums out, but she's still best known as a back-up singer for Madonna, fleshing out choruses since the mid 1980s. There's more than a little bit of Madonna in De Lory's voice, at once fragile and vulnerable, yet still powerful, with a gospel-like yearning. On her own, De Lory has crafted artful pop on albums like Bliss and In the Glow, but she also tends toward the mystical and began incorporating Sanskrit mantras or Kirtans into her songs, a tact culminated on The Lover & the Beloved, a full-fledged Mantra journey. De Lory draws from the golden oldies of mantras, including "Hare Krishna," but revs them up with electronica beats, verse-chorus arrangements, multi-tracked vocals, and electronic textures sprinkled in with the sitars and tablas. Cameron Stone weaves his processed cello through De Lory's melodies and harmonium in serpentine rivulets, tying together the tablas of Girish Gambhira and the answering chants of Kirtan singer, Dave Stringer. Endowed with the materiel girl's sense of pop form and irresistible hooks, De Lory posits a confluence between pop and spiritual music, in which a repeated chorus has the same mantric effect as a chant. Her chants could be hymns to Krishna or a plea to a lover, but they are equally ecstatic and powerful. --John DilibertoAlbum Description
These Sanskrit mantras bubble with a groove and atmosphere that takes tradition to heaven and back. Donna's voice resonates with ether and earth, beauty that asks you to join in, become one with the sound of deep celebration.Customer Reviews:
WOW.......2007-06-26
Soothing. Peaceful. .......2006-09-12
They last a long time which is perfect for use as background music while working or while chatting with friends.
It makes it easier to relax to the melody,let your cares float away as the music wraps around you.
It's one of my favorites, I'm so glad I took a chance and got this one:)
Amazing Soulful Yoga Music.......2006-03-18
brilliant masterpiece.......2005-09-12
Just love it!.......2005-04-11
I found all the songs to be melodious. The lyrics are simple for anyone to remember easily. The tune is catchy and lingers on after listening. There is a nice blend of western and Indian instruments providing soothing background music. As in many Indian songs/chants, you will find repetition within each song, which is a nice thing. You probably will not notice it as it encourages you to remember the tune/song much easily.
I use this album in my Yoga classes regularly and come away humming for a long time. Just love it!
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Become You
Indigo Girls Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006310B Release Date: 2002-03-12 |
Tracks:
- Moment Of Forgiveness
- Deconstruction
- Become You
- You've Got To Show
- Yield
- Collecting You
- Hope Alone
- Bitter Root
- Our Deliverance
- Starkville
- She's Saving Me
- Nuevas Senoritas
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Three years after the experimental and not-always-successful Come on Now Social, the Indigo Girls return to a more traditional framework with the acoustic-based Become You. A deft melding of folk, rock, and pop--and laced with Latin and soul around the edges--Become You gets to the heart of what Amy Ray (the rocking half) and Emily Saliers (the gentler half) do best: chronicle the complexities of love and socio-sexual politics from a feminist viewpoint. While the seductive and full-bodied melodies leave plenty of expanse for the duo's gauzy, hand-in-glove harmonies, the majority of the repertoire here carries an undercurrent of dissatisfaction and anxiety, whether about the outcome of a rocky love affair ("Moment of Forgiveness"), the still-extant racism in the South ("Become You"), or the ultimate fate of the Mexican women who fight for change with the Zapatistas ("Nuevas Senoritas"). Poignant, thought provoking, and beautifully crafted, with rapt attention to the interplay of instruments as well as voices, Become You finds Ray and Saliers back in top form and as relevant in 2002 as at the start of their 15-year career. --Alanna NashCustomer Reviews:
Redeemed.......2006-10-12
LOVE this album!.......2005-12-08
Soft, but not lacking in the least.......2005-03-05
Another Pearl from the Indigos.......2004-02-20
Amy Ray has really grown as a songwriter. Most of her contributions to this album are very strong. "Moment of Forgiveness", "Become You" and "Nuevas Senoritas" are among her greatest songs ever. "Starkville" is also a great song. Amy was the rawer half of the duo; she still is, but her songwriting has really matured with this album.
Emily Saliers` songs are top-notch as usual. 3 great ballads this time; "Deconstruction", "Hope Alone" ( in the same vein as "Southlands in the Springtime") and "Our Deliverance". Emily`s 3 other songs are fine too, of course.
Great production by Peter Collins.
Getting better all the time.......2004-02-19
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Become What You Are
The Juliana Hatfield Three Manufacturer: Mammoth / Pgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000004AT5 Release Date: 1993-08-03 |
Tracks:
- Supermodel
- My Sister
- This Is The Sound
- For The Birds
- Mabel
- A Dame With A Rod
- Addicted
- Feelin' Massachusetts
- Spin The Bottle
- President Garfield
- Little Pieces
- I Got No Idols
Customer Reviews:
Awesome.......2006-05-11
One of the greats in '90s alternative........2005-07-25
Case in point: Juliana Hatfield's "Become What You Are".
Performing with a trio of bassist Dean Fisher and drummer Todd Phillips, with herself handling the guitar duties, Hatfield's sophomore effor does something her debut did not. It lets go of the Blake Babies legacy. Sonically, its as indebted to the Pixies as the jangly pop of the Blake Babies-- loud, in-your-face, overdriven guitars and slicing basslines over which Hatfield confidently delivers her lyrics, giving her voice a resonance it lacked on "Hey Babe". But more to the point, it began the legitimization of Juliana Hatfield as a guitar hero-- it seems so long ago, but in 1994, women didn't appear in guitar magazines as anything more than a novelty, but Hatfield was too good to be denied.
This is apparent right from the start, opener "Supermodel" is a slab of punky alternative with a fantastic vocal and clever songwriting. In fact its pretty much this that makes the album what it is, moving from semi-environmentalist jangle pop ("For the Birds") to venomous meditations on homelessness and mental illness-- which in Hatfield's native Boston often go hand-in-hand (moody rumination and album standout "Mabel") to popularity contests (goofy pop song "Spin the Bottle") to Henry Rollins and over sexuality (breezy pop turned heavy alternative monster "President Garfield"). Along the way, there's a dark hit song ("My Sister"), a punk song about gun-toting women ("A Dame With a Rod", which features one of Hatfield's best early guitar solos and a moody closer ("I Got No Idols"). What's fairly incredible is the stunning level of quality on the album-- there's no filler, no stuff clearly pushed by the record company, just all really good material.
This album is really essential listening for any alternative fans, its one of the best of the genre and as many of her peers have received mainstream recognition, Hatfield remains unfairly in a cult status, and its downright depressing that this is out of print. Highly recommended.
Three's company.......2004-07-08
Unfortunately, the press was a little too preoccupied with Hatfield's proclaimed virginity and relationship with Dando to give the music a proper listen. Shame, because Become What You Are - recorded as the Juliana Hatfield Three with bassist Dean Fisher and drummer Todd Phillips - is a simple and brilliant record that she's yet to match.
Much has been made of Hatfield rarely going beyond the lines of her stock template. Granted, a cursory or superficial listen to Become What You Are could leave you thinking one song sounds much like another, but the unfussy formula works well enough to warrant many repeated listens. And no song outstays its welcome. Lyrically, she's at her strongest on this set, confessional, witty and on the right side of obscure.
The opening track, Supermodel, is a catty dig at the transitory careers of overpaid catwalk stars ("the highest paid piece of ass, you know it's not gonna last...), while the girly Hatfield is at play on My Sister, describing the love/hate relationship with a fictional sibling ("I would do anything to let her know I care, but I am only talking to myself cos she isn't there"). Her wry lyrics are matched at every corner with strong hooks and basslines.
Hatfield's cutesy/tough-girl act continues in equal measures: the deliciously venomous and punchy A Dame With A Rod, on which Hatfield avenges an attack on a woman ("You're gonna rot in the ground"), sits next to the unworldly girl on Feeling Massachussetts ("Take me somewhere I really wanna go... introduce me to someone really cool"). Hatfield does twee best on Spin The Bottle, although it's a bit of a throwaway moment. We should assume Hatfield wasn't taking her own story about kissing movie stars in closets at parties too seriously. It is nevertheless the most commercial cut and, given the right promotional push, could have been a hit, although it's appearance on the Reality Bites soundtrack did give it a new airing.
Standout track President Garfield - allegedly an ode to rocker Henry Rollins - is almost two songs in one: the first two minutes a slow, contemplative amble down the streets of Washington, the latter half a bass-heavy brooding review of the hero ("Neck like a tyre, iron man...I'm only human, I am weak, I want his power inside of me"). Things get darker still on the closing I Got No Idols, an intense, two-minute lament from a woman eager to stand on her own too feet.
The album went hugely underbought, of course, and the live reviews didn't do her any favours. Britpop was just around the corner and everyone in the UK momentarily ignored most of what was coming out of the US. Even the Lemonheads, who were actually selling quite a few records at one point, quickly disappeared off the radar.
For the follow up 18 months later, Hatfield was solo and with a little more angst on her plate for Only Everything. A solid set, it was more varied than Become, and could have been its equal had Fleur De Lys, Dumb Fun and Dying Proof fell on the cutting-room floor. 1998's Bed was a disappointing affair, while 2000's double whammy - the acoustic Beautiful Creature and the aggressive Total System Failure - would have been better as one, shorter album. 2004's In Exile Deo is unlikely to turn the sales tide, and she seems to have spent the last couple of years listening to Sheryl Crow records. Presumably the innocence and simplicity of early material doesn't sit comfortably with a woman in her late thirties.
Hatfield will make more great records, but the quality of Become What You Are and much of former band The Blake Babies' output seems an awfully long time ago now.
Can't believe this is out of print.......2004-04-28
"Play me some music that lifts me to my feet".......2004-04-25
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The Broadway Musicals of 1953
Manufacturer: Bayview ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006OSDMW Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
Tracks:
- Big Black Giant [Me and Juliet]
- Tin Pan Alley [John Murray Anderson's Almanac]
- Little Bit in Love (Wonderful Town)
- Quiet Girl (Wonderful Town)
- How Far Can a Lady Go? [Carnival in Flanders]
- Sudden Thrill [Carnival in Flanders]
- Ohio (Wonderful Town)
- Ev'ry Street's a Boulevard (In Old New York) [Hazel Flagg]
- You Become Me/My Mind's on You [Maggie May]
- C'est Magnifique [Can-Can]
- Come Along with Me [Can-Can]
- I Love Paris [Can-Can]
- Stranger in Paradise [From Kismet]
- You Can Take the Word of a Gentleman [Carnival in Flanders]
- You're So Much a Part of Me [John Murray Anderson's Almanac]
- One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man (Wonderful Town)
- Salomee [Hazel Flagg]
- No Other Love [Me and Juliet]
- Here's That Rainy Day [Carnival in Flanders]
- And This Is My Beloved [From Kismet]
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads [From Kismet]
Customer Reviews:
Another strong Broadway by the Year.......2006-08-20
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The River
Michael DeMaria Manufacturer: Healing Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0001UZCS4 Release Date: 2003-10-25 |
Tracks:
- First Light
- The River
- Sunlight
- Journeying
- The Rain
- Night Fall
- Moonlight
- Midnight
- Stillness
- The Sea
Album Description
Take a journey down the river of ambient sound with clinical psychologist Dr. Michael DeMaria. This CD is based on 25 years of research into the use of sound for healing. Ideal for massage, yoga, meditation or anytime the world has become too much and you need to flow again. All music performed and composed by Michael on keyboards, piano, world percussion and indigenous flutes (Native American and Bansuri).Customer Reviews:
Jim Jenkins, Trial Attorney, Pensacola, FL.......2006-01-31
Healing Music for People and the Planet.......2004-03-30
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The Tao of Cello
Manufacturer: Valley ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000088EH9 Release Date: 2003-04-08 |
Tracks:
- Restraint Begins With Giving Up One's Own Ideas
- Man Follows The Earth
- When Men Lack A Sense Of Awe, There Will Be A Disaster
- The Tao Of Heaven Is To Take Form Those Who Have Too Much And Give To Those Who Have To Little
- Man Follows The Earth. Earth Follows Heaven. Heaven Follows The Tao. Tao Follows What It Natural
- Knowing Others Is Wisdoms
- The Further You Go, The Less You Know
- It Is Not Wise To Rush About
- Returning Is The Motion Of The Tao
- See Simplicity In The Complicated
- In Dealing With Others, Be Gentle And Kind
- He Who Is Filled With Virtue Is Like A Newborn Child
- Yield And Overcome
- What Is Firmly Grasped Cannot Slip Away
- Tao Follows The Earth
- Become As A Child Once More
- Sometimes One Is Up And Sometimes Down
- Just Do What Needs To Be Done
- That Is Why A Victory Must Be Observed Life A Funeral
- All Men Will Come To Him Who Keeps To The One
- The Valley Spirit Never Dies
- Heaven And Earth Last Forever
Product Description
1. Restraint Begins With Giving Up One's Own Ideas
2. Man Follows The Earth
3. When Men Lack A Sense Of Awe, There Will Be A Disaster
4. The Tao Of Heaven Is To Take From Those Who Have Too Much And Give To Those Who Have Too Little
5. Man Follows The Earth, Earth Follows Heaven, Heaven Follows The Tao, Tao Follows What Is Natural
6. Knowing Others Is Wisdom
7. The Further You Go, The Less You Know
8. It Is Not Wise To Rush About
9. Returning Is The Motion Of The Tao
10. See Simplicity In The Complicated
11. In Dealing With Others, Be Gentle And Kind
12. He Who Is Filled With Virtue Is Like A Newborn Child
13. Yield And Overcome
14. What Is Finally Grapsed Cannot Slip Away
15. Tao Follows The Earth
16. Become As A Child Once More
17. Sometimes One Is Up And Sometimes Down
18. Just Do What Needs To Be Done
19. That Is Why A Victory Must Be Observed Like A Funeral
20. All Men Will Come To Him Who Keeps To The One
21. The Valley Spirit Never Dies
22. Heaven And Earth Last Forever (Improvisation On Bach Suite II, Praeluium)
Format: CD
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Become What You Are
Juliana Hatfield Three Manufacturer: Mammoth ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000024BPV |
Customer Reviews:
Awesome.......2006-05-11
One of the greats in '90s alternative........2005-07-25
Case in point: Juliana Hatfield's "Become What You Are".
Performing with a trio of bassist Dean Fisher and drummer Todd Phillips, with herself handling the guitar duties, Hatfield's sophomore effor does something her debut did not. It lets go of the Blake Babies legacy. Sonically, its as indebted to the Pixies as the jangly pop of the Blake Babies-- loud, in-your-face, overdriven guitars and slicing basslines over which Hatfield confidently delivers her lyrics, giving her voice a resonance it lacked on "Hey Babe". But more to the point, it began the legitimization of Juliana Hatfield as a guitar hero-- it seems so long ago, but in 1994, women didn't appear in guitar magazines as anything more than a novelty, but Hatfield was too good to be denied.
This is apparent right from the start, opener "Supermodel" is a slab of punky alternative with a fantastic vocal and clever songwriting. In fact its pretty much this that makes the album what it is, moving from semi-environmentalist jangle pop ("For the Birds") to venomous meditations on homelessness and mental illness-- which in Hatfield's native Boston often go hand-in-hand (moody rumination and album standout "Mabel") to popularity contests (goofy pop song "Spin the Bottle") to Henry Rollins and over sexuality (breezy pop turned heavy alternative monster "President Garfield"). Along the way, there's a dark hit song ("My Sister"), a punk song about gun-toting women ("A Dame With a Rod", which features one of Hatfield's best early guitar solos and a moody closer ("I Got No Idols"). What's fairly incredible is the stunning level of quality on the album-- there's no filler, no stuff clearly pushed by the record company, just all really good material.
This album is really essential listening for any alternative fans, its one of the best of the genre and as many of her peers have received mainstream recognition, Hatfield remains unfairly in a cult status, and its downright depressing that this is out of print. Highly recommended.
Three's company.......2004-07-08
Unfortunately, the press was a little too preoccupied with Hatfield's proclaimed virginity and relationship with Dando to give the music a proper listen. Shame, because Become What You Are - recorded as the Juliana Hatfield Three with bassist Dean Fisher and drummer Todd Phillips - is a simple and brilliant record that she's yet to match.
Much has been made of Hatfield rarely going beyond the lines of her stock template. Granted, a cursory or superficial listen to Become What You Are could leave you thinking one song sounds much like another, but the unfussy formula works well enough to warrant many repeated listens. And no song outstays its welcome. Lyrically, she's at her strongest on this set, confessional, witty and on the right side of obscure.
The opening track, Supermodel, is a catty dig at the transitory careers of overpaid catwalk stars ("the highest paid piece of ass, you know it's not gonna last...), while the girly Hatfield is at play on My Sister, describing the love/hate relationship with a fictional sibling ("I would do anything to let her know I care, but I am only talking to myself cos she isn't there"). Her wry lyrics are matched at every corner with strong hooks and basslines.
Hatfield's cutesy/tough-girl act continues in equal measures: the deliciously venomous and punchy A Dame With A Rod, on which Hatfield avenges an attack on a woman ("You're gonna rot in the ground"), sits next to the unworldly girl on Feeling Massachussetts ("Take me somewhere I really wanna go... introduce me to someone really cool"). Hatfield does twee best on Spin The Bottle, although it's a bit of a throwaway moment. We should assume Hatfield wasn't taking her own story about kissing movie stars in closets at parties too seriously. It is nevertheless the most commercial cut and, given the right promotional push, could have been a hit, although it's appearance on the Reality Bites soundtrack did give it a new airing.
Standout track President Garfield - allegedly an ode to rocker Henry Rollins - is almost two songs in one: the first two minutes a slow, contemplative amble down the streets of Washington, the latter half a bass-heavy brooding review of the hero ("Neck like a tyre, iron man...I'm only human, I am weak, I want his power inside of me"). Things get darker still on the closing I Got No Idols, an intense, two-minute lament from a woman eager to stand on her own too feet.
The album went hugely underbought, of course, and the live reviews didn't do her any favours. Britpop was just around the corner and everyone in the UK momentarily ignored most of what was coming out of the US. Even the Lemonheads, who were actually selling quite a few records at one point, quickly disappeared off the radar.
For the follow up 18 months later, Hatfield was solo and with a little more angst on her plate for Only Everything. A solid set, it was more varied than Become, and could have been its equal had Fleur De Lys, Dumb Fun and Dying Proof fell on the cutting-room floor. 1998's Bed was a disappointing affair, while 2000's double whammy - the acoustic Beautiful Creature and the aggressive Total System Failure - would have been better as one, shorter album. 2004's In Exile Deo is unlikely to turn the sales tide, and she seems to have spent the last couple of years listening to Sheryl Crow records. Presumably the innocence and simplicity of early material doesn't sit comfortably with a woman in her late thirties.
Hatfield will make more great records, but the quality of Become What You Are and much of former band The Blake Babies' output seems an awfully long time ago now.
Can't believe this is out of print.......2004-04-28
"Play me some music that lifts me to my feet".......2004-04-25
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Inspirations
Manufacturer: Trauma (Red) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000E331E Release Date: 2004-02-10 |
Tracks:
- Introduction, George Foreman
- Sounds Of The Earth, Ram=F3n Vargas
- I Gave Him My Life, Ram=F3n Vargas & Vienna Boys Choir
- How To Become A Champion, George Foreman
- Song For The Little Girls, Vienna Boys Choir
- All Things Are Possible, George Foreman
- It Was Jesus Who Died For Me, Ram=F3n Vargas
- Jesus I Will Sing For You, Domino Blue
- Without Jesus, Ram=F3n Vargas & Vienna Boys Choir
- Let Us Live, George Foreman
- All Things Are Possible, Instrumental
Tracks:
- Oh Happy Day, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- How Great Thou Art, Lee Greenwood
- Thank You, Yolanda Adams
- Let There Be Peace On Earth, B.J. Thomas (Duet with Tabitha Fair)
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Symphonette Society
- Panis Angelicus, Jose Carreras
- The Lord's Prayer, Jim Nabors
- Amazing Grace, Sandi Patty
- Joyful Joyful, The New York Restoration Choir Directed By Donnie McClurkin
- On Eagle's Wings, Michael Crawford
- You'll Never Walk Alone, Aretha Franklin
Customer Reviews:
Insprirations.......2004-08-09
Peaceful.......2004-06-06
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Babylon Xno Mystery
Manufacturer: Maasai&Iproduction ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CAGF0W Release Date: 2003-05-06 |
Tracks:
- Sacrificial Lamb
- Grow Congo Dread
- Babylon X...No Mystery
- Roaring Fire
- Mid-Night Runner
- Promiseland
- Never Too Late To Learn
- Crucial
- Babylon Burst
- Reparations to South Africa/AlKebuland
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Become You
Indigo Girls Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005V7G5 |
Tracks:
- Moment of Forgiveness
- Deconstruction
- Become You
- You've Got to Show
- Yield
- Collecting You
- Hope Alone
- Bitter Root
- Our Deliverance
- Starkville
- She's Saving Me
- Nuevas Senoritas
Rap Music:
- Best of the Dream Weaver
- Cat Scratch Fever [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
- Chicago VII [Original recording remastered]
- Christine McVie
- Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years
- Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
- Cure [Import]
- Daylight
- Different Light
- Dig
Recommended Music:
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Giuseppe Sammartini: 12 Sonatas for Two German Flutes
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