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Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!
The trick is to know about those free events, free things to do BEFORE they happen, not after the fact. That's where Club Free Time comes in handy! Become a Club Free Time member and start using these unique New York City (NYC) opportunities today, April 19, 2025!
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In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York City (NYC), Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!
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Experience an entirely new perspective on New York. 'Open up a whole new cultural world... in one of the most vibrant capital cities in the world, sampling cultural delights beyond anyone's wildest dream.' Rupert Parker, journalist, photographer, cameraman, and TV producer
April 19, 2025. Free shows, free concerts, free movies, free tours, free readings, worshops, lectures, etc. are New York's best kept secret! Learn all about it and do not miss the unique opportunities that only New York provides: NYC never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment whether it's day or night, weekday or weekend, summer or winter, spring or fall, January or June, May or September. If you are looking for inexpensive things to do and where to go in Manhattan today, tonight, tomorrow, or any other time, or any other day of any week - you came to the right place: just click on any day on the calendar dispayed on the every page of our site and you will see how many events you can attend in Manhattan free of charge on that very day.
New York's cultural scene is at its busiest in October and March (and the same goes for free events, free things to do), but other months of the year still offer incredible amount of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away! So if you looking for something to do in April or November, December or February, you will find tons of free things to do, free events to go to. (In June, July and August lots of those free events take place outdoors, of course).
So start using these unique New York City opportunities today, April 19, 2025!
Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!
The trick is to know about those free events, free things to do BEFORE they happen, not after the fact. That's where Club Free Time comes in handy! Become a Club Free Time member and start using these unique New York City (NYC) opportunities today, April 19, 2025!
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Club Free Time is your perfect guide to Free Entertainment and Free Culture in the City That Never Sleeps.
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Free things to do, free events that take place in New York City every day of the year are truly amazing. So if you're looking for something interesting to do today (April 19, 2025) or on any other day of the year don't miss those free-of-charge opportunities that only New York provides! You can find lots of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away!
In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York City (NYC), Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!
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Get a taste of free culture and free entertainment in New York City (NYC)!
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Experience an entirely new perspective on New York. 'Open up a whole new cultural world... in one of the most vibrant capital cities in the world, sampling cultural delights beyond anyone's wildest dream.' Rupert Parker, journalist, photographer, cameraman, and TV producer
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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
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- free poetry readings in NYC
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- fairs and parades in NYC
- free theater in NYC
- free tickets to concerts, theater and dance performances in NYC
'New York is abuzz with so much culture that they're giving it away.' (The New York Times article about Club Free Time).
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45 free things to do in New York City (NYC) today:
Saturday, April 19, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Hike | Central Woodlands Hike
Urban Park Rangers on a trek through the park’s Siwanoy Trail in the Central Woodlands. Known for moist woods and swampy tracts, the Central Woodlands is home to a wide array of flora and fauna. Discover the beauty and history on this approx. 4 mile, 3 hour hike along the Siwanoy Trail! Patrons will be provided with binoculars and wildlife guides. Patrons are encouraged to bring water and comfortable hiking shoes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day! Featuring free activities for all ages, including ecological stewardship, walking tours, an Island-wide scavenger hunt, seedball workshops, a tree stamping art activity, climate tech demos, DJ sets, community science exhibits, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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Festival | Tulip Festival in Community Garden
The Tulip Festival is a tradition more than 30 years old, with members gathering to plant the front of the garden with tulip bulbs on an annual basis.Visitors can view and learn about 100 different varieties of tulips. Multiple visits are encouraged. This event day is an "Information Day," where garden members will speak with visitors to give info about the tulips and the garden.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
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Museums | Art Museum Meet-Up
The group will take a train to an art museum. In addition to their regular collection, the museum will have a special show and exhibition, with a gallery talk at 2 pm of the artist Lucas Samaras. There's a cafe and if you wish, you can buy small bites or bring your own lunch, or the group can go out to eat in town before taking train back to NYC.
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10:30 am
$5, registration required
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Tour | History Tour of The Battery
Guides lead an extended walking tour of the park, with a focus on the history of the area. Learn about the park's rich history, many important landmarks and monuments, SeaGlass Carousel, beautiful perennial gardens designed by renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more!
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Dance Performance | Immersive, Mixed-Reality Performance with the Archive of Dance
Step into a living archive as you venture on an immersive journey through dance, memory, and place. This event invites audiences to explore the currently running Archive of Dance augmented reality experience in a completely unique way. It's a blend of live performance and guided tour that features rarely seen archival footage. As you move from site to site, dancers bring the past into the present, reanimating history through performance and technology. Designed for a small group experience, this event blends physical presence with digital memory, illuminating how bodies hold and transmit knowledge across time.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Tour | Museum Tour on Stories of Making It in America
A museum educator guides a public gallery tour of the exhibition, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America, which provides an overview of the Chinese people in America from the 19th century through the present day. Items in the museum's collection are used to highlight the major themes of the exhibit. Tours leave from the main lobby.
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11:30 am
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Party | Yo-Yo Contest: Spectate or Compete!
The city's most thrilling yo-yo event for both amateurs and professionals will be held in the main area, giving all visitors the opportunity to watch classic picture tricks, off string maneuvers, counterweight play, dual handed skills, looping or string trickery, and fully free-style routines set to music. Starting with an electrifying, double-elimination amateur bracket, you can watch contenders battle it out to secure a spot in the pro bracket. The competition will be fierce, and every throw counts as participants climb their way to the top. The pro bracket proceeds as a single-elimination challenge, where each 45-second throw brings the competitors closer to the final round--a full-length two-minute freestyle where a panel of expert judges will crown the new champion who will earn a seed to the final round at the 2025 New York State Yo-Yo Contest. Whether you plan to join the competition or just stop by and enjoy the show, you must register for admission to the event. Access to the museum venue is included with this event. Access to the additional historic spaces and exhibitions on view is not included with this event. Note: Access to the venue involves climbing a few stairs, walking up an angled walkway, and descending a few stairs. The lower areas are accessible via stairs, while the upper area requires navigating steep ladder-like stairs.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Other | Book Swap Meet Up
An informal book barter Bring a book! Take a book! Bring a few books, take a few books! Chat with others looking for good read recommendations. Please bring books that you own in decent condition, and only take what you will read! Please don't bring test books (GED, SAT, etc.), textbooks, or books in a foreign language. And please don't give away any books you'd like to receive back. Polite discourse only.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms Performed by New York Classical Players
New York Classical Players Wilden Dannenberg, horn, Mika Sasaki, piano, Valerie Kim, violin, and Josh Halpern, cello, perform pieces that reflect different facets of the Romantic period of music. The program includes Robert Schumann's Adagio and Allegro for cello and piano, Chopin's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8, and Brahms' Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Immersive, Mixed-Reality Performance with the Archive of Dance
Step into a living archive as you venture on an immersive journey through dance, memory, and place. This event invites audiences to explore the currently running Archive of Dance augmented reality experience in a completely unique way. It's a blend of live performance and guided tour that features rarely seen archival footage. As you move from site to site, dancers bring the past into the present, reanimating history through performance and technology. Designed for a small group experience, this event blends physical presence with digital memory, illuminating how bodies hold and transmit knowledge across time.
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1:30 pm
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Film | Wuthering Heights (1992): Emily Bronte's Classic with Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back. Director: Peter Kosminsky Cast: Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer Juliette Binoche is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English languages, and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Cesar Award. Ralph Fiennes is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, Fiennes excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Widely regarded as one of Britain's most well-known and popular actors, he has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and an Emmy Award.
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Classical Music | Music on the Water: A 'Unique Talent' Guitarist Performs Works of Bach and More
International recording and touring musican and composer Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar, plays works of Bach, as well as various American and Spanish composers.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Nashville (1975): Oscar-Winning Musical Comedy Drama
Set in the Tennessee city at the height of a political convention, various people in the Nashville music scene become intertwined as secrets are revealed and lies surface. Director: Robert Altman. Cast: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley Nashville won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and it had four other nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (for two times). The movie was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1992.
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2:00 pm
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Performance | Scenes from Interior Chinatown Performance and Conversation
This event is a dynamic performance that brings select acts from Interior Chinatown to life. Interior Chinatown is a book by Charles Yu, the 2020 National Book Award winner for fiction. Featuring an ensemble of actors, the program transforms museum exhibitions into a living stage, offering an immersive theatrical experience. Following the performance, educator Alice Fung will lead a discussion on Asian representation in mainstream media, joined by the cast. All attendees will receive a FREE copy of Interior Chinatown.
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2:00 pm
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Museums | Tour - Arts and Cultural Heritage of Spain and Portugal: Goya, El Greco and Others
Explore the best items this museum has on display with this guided tour. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, antiquities, and more by world-famous artists.
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2:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Conversation about "Organized Chaos" Cermic Works
Artists Sharif Farrag, Jake Troyli, and Chase Hall join in conversation to discuss Farrag's current exhibition Hybrid Moments, held within the exhibition. The devil is made of fire and people are made of mud. Ceramics are a mixture of the two. -Sharif Farrag He makes this analogy to explain how teachings from the Islamic school he attended on Saturdays as a child in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley have inspired his approach to ceramic sculpture. Farrag’s work has been described as “nothing you have ever seen before.” His approach to ceramics is reminiscent of the freestyling in music like jazz and hip hop, an improvisational style that encompasses multiple references. His works are a diverse assemblage of historic and pop culture influences: patterns reminiscent of Islamic abstraction are juxtaposed with cartoon-like faces that peer out of crevices. There are ancient Egyptian gods, clocks, and regular appearances of the Pink Panther. Farrag breaks the symmetry generally associated with ceramic sculpture. Its complex composition needs to be seen from above and all the way around. Each work encompasses an immense tapestry of artistic decisions. There are hidden passages that emerge only after repeated viewings. The works are also infused with humor. Its craft and its fascinating assemblage of imagery inspires awe but is also designed to induce laughter. Farrag has a maximalist approach to his creations. He thinks of his compositions as “organized chaos.”
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Workshop | Creative Writing Workshop
This workshop is designed to help attendees unlock their creative potential. The group will engage in fun idea generating exercises and work together to get results and find joy in the writing process. All writers of any experience level are welcome. If you're curious, come check it out! This workshop will explore foundational writing techniques and best practices. The group will also investigate alternative, non-traditional narrative forms, as well as read and discuss short stories and poetry.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Museums | Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary
Discover a vast collection of art from a diverse range of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Japan, India, United States and more.
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Classical Music | Music on the Water: A "Unique Talent" Guitarist Performs Works by New York Composers
International recording and touring musican and composer Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar, plays original works, as well as pieces by John Cage, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, and more.
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Immersive, Mixed-Reality Performance with the Archive of Dance
Step into a living archive as you venture on an immersive journey through dance, memory, and place. This event invites audiences to explore the currently running Archive of Dance augmented reality experience in a completely unique way. It's a blend of live performance and guided tour that features rarely seen archival footage. As you move from site to site, dancers bring the past into the present, reanimating history through performance and technology. Designed for a small group experience, this event blends physical presence with digital memory, illuminating how bodies hold and transmit knowledge across time.
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4:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Doors as Complex Entities: Pathfinders
Marisa Takal’s exhibition of new work, Pathfinders, stages nine painted doors in concert with one another. The doors explode with hallucinatory color: lush hues skate across their surfaces in configurations ranging from fractal, to liquid, to luminous. What is inside, and what is outside? Pathfinders troubles these distinctions, presenting doors as complex entities in their own right rather than utilitarian devices. Whatever the door, separation is implicit – between interior and exterior, public and private, between free and captive, life and death. The twentieth century saw the mass production of doors as a means of both separation and security – in the postwar suburban home, but also in the prison, the asylum, and the hospital. Pathfinders recontextualizes this era of standardization. Hung side by side, the doors are liberated from the labor of shutting, locking, and trapping. Both sides are visible and vibrant. The distinction between inside and outside is moot. No longer instrumentalized towards the work of securitization or partition, Takal’s doors hang together in affective harmony. If these doors were once closed, Takal’s emanations have picked the locks, setting dynamite to their mechanisms of enclosure. To put words to these doors both reduces and confines them. Exhibition on view from April 19th through June 7th.
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Concert | Night of Music: "Furniture Music" Performed in an Art Gallery with COTC NY
Olivia Erlanger's solo exhibition, Spinoff, hosts an intimate, live performance by COTC NYC. Vocalist Lucia della Paolera, and musicians Gobby, Justine Lugli, Timothy Rusterholz, Esther Sibiude, and Tommy Martinez, will perform an intimate concert of "furniture music" alongside Erlanger's intricately crafted sculptures of uncanny, suspicious, quotidian conjured worlds. The performance will evoke a new atmospheric setting and references for the scale, material, and worlds of Erlanger's work, engaging the audience in an effort to slow down time in the final hours of her show. COTC NYC creates site-specific music performances. They have performed at diverse spaces including Roulette Intermedium, The Kitchen, The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum, Saint Peter's Church, and more.
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Concert | The Potluck: Concert Version of a Musical by a Guggenheim Fellow
A mind-expanding concert performance of the latest work by Lucille Lortel Award winner and Guggenheim Fellow César Alvarez, created in collaboration with designer and visual artist Emily Orling. Alvarez was born into a community of communist labor organizers who had survived the brutal murders of five of their members by the KKK in 1979—known as the Greensboro Massacre. Thirty-six years later, Alvarez has crafted The Potluck, a musical about ghosts, queerness, how to recuperate from trauma that happened to you before you were even born, and also capitalism.
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Screening | Holocaust Rememberance Day Special Screening and Filmmaker Q&A; UnBroken (2023): Documentary
UnBroken is the miraculous true story of the seven Weber siblings, ages 6-18, who evaded certain capture and death, and ultimately escaped Nazi Germany following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a benevolent German farmer, the children spent two years on their own in war-torn Germany. The children used their own cunning instincts to fight through hunger, loneliness, rape, bombings and fear. Separated from their father, the siblings are forced to declare themselves as orphans in order to escape to a new life in America. Director: Beth Lane This screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion with filmmaker Beth Lane.
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Award-Winning Pianist Performs Works by Mozart and More (In Person AND Online!)
Umi Garrett, piano, performs works by Schubert, Mozart, and Prokofiev. Program Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310/300d Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
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Classical Music | New York Philharmonic Musician Performs Works by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Substitute musician for the New York Philharmonic, Bowen Ha, double bass, plays pieces from vaiours musical pieces, including today. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750) (arr. Harold Robinson) Cello Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1009 Mason Bynes The [WRECK]oning Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) (arr. Timothy Cobb) Romance No.2, Op.50 Adolf Misek (1875-1955) Sonata No.2 for Double Bass and Piano in E Minor
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