Rudyard Kipling wrote, “Pleasant the snaffle of Courtship, improving the manners and carriage; But the colt who is wise will abstain from the terrible thorn-bit of Marriage.” The Irish poet Thomas Moore had a similar take on that mysterious and

“Minors of the Majors” invites you to discover compositions by the great classical composers that for one reason or another have not reached the musical mainstream. Please enjoy, and keep listening!

The Alex Cobbe Collection at Hatchlands, near Guilford, Surry, holds an interesting variety of pianos, most with composer connections. When we look at a composer’s piano, for the most part, we can only imagine what works were created on it.

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 – Adagio Jian Wang, cello Sydney Symphony Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor From Elgar : The Dream of Gerontius / Cello Concerto (2011) Released by ABC Classics Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 –