NTT: Like Laurie, the hint doesn't help me because I am only aware of the Liszt/Wagner in-law connection!
The first thought I had once that lovely string melody came in was Khachaturian, but I'm guessing it's earlier than this. And Laurie's guess sounds extremely plausible, so I'll bandwagon. (not to mention Dvorak's other appearance in this week's newsletter! On that subject, I'd respond that "Schubert did not outgrow his early style so noticeably as did Beethoven and Wagner" because the dude barely made it to 30!)
NTT: Well . . . Wagner, the son-in-law, being less well known than Listz, the father-in-law, doesn't properly fit the clue . . . or the musical snippet.
I'd say this is a waltz by Suk, whose father-in-law was Dvorák. I'm not all that familiar with his music, but I believe he tried to steer clear of sounding like Dvorák in his compositions. And I know he wrote some orchestral works, and I think he was a violinist.
Suk and Dvorák were the first pair of composers I recalled as being in-laws while reading the clue, so I freely admit I wouldn't have guessed Suk without that hint. I don't know the name of this work, but it sounds like something I'll like when I hear the entire piece whether he wrote it or not.
NTT: Like Laurie, the hint doesn't help me because I am only aware of the Liszt/Wagner in-law connection!
The first thought I had once that lovely string melody came in was Khachaturian, but I'm guessing it's earlier than this. And Laurie's guess sounds extremely plausible, so I'll bandwagon. (not to mention Dvorak's other appearance in this week's newsletter! On that subject, I'd respond that "Schubert did not outgrow his early style so noticeably as did Beethoven and Wagner" because the dude barely made it to 30!)
NTT: Well . . . Wagner, the son-in-law, being less well known than Listz, the father-in-law, doesn't properly fit the clue . . . or the musical snippet.
I'd say this is a waltz by Suk, whose father-in-law was Dvorák. I'm not all that familiar with his music, but I believe he tried to steer clear of sounding like Dvorák in his compositions. And I know he wrote some orchestral works, and I think he was a violinist.
Suk and Dvorák were the first pair of composers I recalled as being in-laws while reading the clue, so I freely admit I wouldn't have guessed Suk without that hint. I don't know the name of this work, but it sounds like something I'll like when I hear the entire piece whether he wrote it or not.