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Michael Hoppe & Martin Tillman - The Poet - Romances for Cello (2010)
New Age / Neoclassical | Easy CD-DA / Flac & Cue, No Log | Cover included | 225 MB | MU
Audio CD: October 12, 2010 | Label: Spring Hill Music

A newly re-mastered edition of this beautiful, sought-after collection of piano and cello pieces, each individually dedicated to a celebrated poet.

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