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Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago.
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Après un Rêve by Fauré.
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Something triumphant, I couldn’t tell you what but something vibrant and joyous.
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My wife says the Minute Waltz.
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Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.
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