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Downtown Illusions - Spark
Ars Produktion ARS 38 084
Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid
Classical
Chiel Meijering, Michael Nyman, Gabriel Fauré, Lev Zhurbin, Kenji Bunch, John Motschmann, Johann Sebastian Bach, Roger Jannotta, Claude Bolling, Christopher Herrmann, Antonio Vivaldi, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Daniel Koschitzki
Spark:
Andrea Ritter (recorder, flute lotus)
Daniel Koschitzki (recorder, vocals, melodica, piano)
Stefan Glaus (violin, viola)
Victor Plumettaz (cello)
Jutta Rieping (piano)
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Nyman: Jack
Fauré: Après un rêve
Zhurbin: Tango Heavy
Bunch: Groovebox Variations from Swing Shift
Meijering: The journey has just begun
Motschmann: Meteor
Bach: Sonatina from Actus Tragicus
Jannotta & Bolling: Song and Dance
Nyman: Nadia
Herrmann: Dinah’s Night Flight
Meijering: Dreams
Vivaldi: Concerto Op. 3 No. 2
Meijering: Harde Puntjes feat. Robeat
Crewe & Gaudio: Can’t take my eyes off of you
Koschitzki: Nostalgie
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