Moonlight Sonata

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Pathétique Sonata St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Piano Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 82 Violin Sonata in A Major Woodwind Sonatas Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp, Op. 30 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331 Mystery Sonatas The Devil’s Trill

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart rehearsing his 12th Mass with singer and musician. (Austrian composer. (Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

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