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The tragic character of this music comes, of course, mainly from the great Ciaccona at the end. The four preceding dances lead up to it inevitably. Even the faster dance movements do not seem to …

I remember a visit to London many years ago. On any day, I was able to locate more concerts, and at a very fine quality level, than you can imagine. The British have an amazing …

The title-page of Elgar’s autograph for his “Enigma Variations” reads: ‘Dedicated to my friends pictured within. Variations for orchestra composed by Edward Elgar op. 36’ (no mention of any ‘enigma’). There are precedents for musical …

The Requiem in D Minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was left incomplete at his death on December 5, 1791. Until the late 20th century the work was most often heard as it had …

After a brief introduction, the sustained theme of Schumann’s piano quartet becomes the principal idea of a faster, main body of the first movement. This main idea is elaborated and developed until the slow introduction …