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BTC1038 CADENZAS TO MOZART'S ADAGIO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA IN E, K261

For violin
Composition date: pre 25 Jun 1951
Genre: Cadenza

Notes

This cadenza was written by Britten for Manoug Parikian (1920-1987) in 1951, but the manuscript was lost. Parikian reconstructed it soon afterwards, and the manuscript source is in his hand.

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