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- ↑ I Palpiti on Peter Rainer
- ↑ Kammerakademie Potsdam on Peter Rainer Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Persius Ensemble
- ↑ Merlino Quartett Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine