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Dec 2023
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Relaxing Piano Playlist Series 4 Episode...

James Quinn
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Feeling tired? Need to unwind? Then how about some gentle, soothing piano music? Welcome to the Episode 8 of the Fourth Series in the Relaxing Piano Playlist! In this episode, I perform for you music by Granados, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Scriabin, Ravel and the Second Movement from Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 in E, Op.11.

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