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The ending is SO Rachmaninoff. I couldn't tell you which piece, but it would be hard to imagine a different composer. Perhaps an étude-tableau? To cover one's bases, I'll throw in Medtner and Scriabin.

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Well, someone had fun creating merchandise based on the LA Phil incident. Although it was apparently short-lived as the merchandise was quickly pulled:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-05-04/la-philharmonic-concert-overheard-la-merch

And the original news item reminded me of this hilarious performance by Kelli O'Hara. That reported incident pales in comparison to the tale depicted here! 😉 

They Won't Let You in the Opera (If You're a Country Star) with Kelli O'Hara - who knocks this out of the park:

https://youtu.be/Q2PBOAbdIcU

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May 10, 2023·edited May 10, 2023

NTT:  I hear Romantic era, maybe late 1800's - early 1900's?  And I would also guess perhaps Russian.  I certainly could imagine it as Rachmaninoff as several have, although I don't recognize it specifically as his. 

Prokofiev maybe? But I don't hear any hint of his melodic style, searing dissonances, or quirky wit here.

Tchaikovsky - I doubt it. It's certainly not part of The Seasons, which is the one set of solo piano pieces of his I know.

I'm not familiar with Scriabin's piano pieces except to recall that what little I heard of his while studying music in college struck me as extremely dissonant. And I didn't like it enough to dig deeper. Because this NTT sounds soooo familiar, and because I actually like it, I'll be pleasantly surprised if it is indeed his. So I won't throw him in my basket based on what I heard decades ago. But I may have to delve into some of his work if it is.

This doesn't strike me, as it does Ellen, as something by Brahms. But I also hear some things reminiscent of Eastern European flavor.  I am reminded of Chopin. And Liszt.  And of those two, I'd be more inclined to say Liszt because of the more expansive nature. 

So, I'm going to go with Liszt. Or Rachmaninoff. Or Chopin.

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I’m gonna go with Brahms as my first guess. His intermezzi and other late works can sound really ahead of their time, and where Will gets Rachmaninoff from the ending, I get what could be a Hungarian allusion. Also the 3-against-2’s suggest Brahms to me. But I’ll go with Rachmaninoff as a second, train-hopping guess.

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NTT: I gotta jump on the Rach train with Christopher, but this is a reminder to me that my piano repertoire knowledge is very limited.

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NtT: sounds Russian, Romantic era (date: early 1900s?). Guessing Rachmaninoff/Scriabin though no idea of which piece

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