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Mozart Symphony 37
Performing Mozart’s Symphony 37 in G Major, K. 444 The most important thing to say about Mozart’s Symphony 37 is that it is not, in fact, by Mozart. Apparently, Mozart wrote a 20-bar slow introduction to the first movement of Michael Haydn’s Symphony 25 and was subsequently given credit for having written the whole thing.…
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Rachmaninoff Vocalise
I am playing the Rachmaninoff Vocalise at my father’s memorial service on Saturday. My nephew has put together a pre-recorded accompaniment so I don’t have to hire or rehearse with an accompanist. I have decided to play it without either repeat, so at 39 bpm it comes to five minutes in length. That should be…