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Lots to like, but mattrom @2 comes a close second with bbm2@21 getting my vote.

Liked FJ@13&25, SW@22, dorrien@23,

Voting for BBM2 # 21

So, with BBM2 now on 5 with his

Musical direction for Elton on tour (5)

I can now round this up (sorry, ixion, your vote can no longer influence the result). aristo and ixion were joint runners-up on 2.

I was amazed at the quality of the entries, and BBM2's at 21 was one of my favourites too, though I'm a bit surprised that paul @19 didn't get a mention.

Your prize is one of my favourite pieces of music, one that I think deserves to be better known. It does run for nearly 13 minutes, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT4arTGagPs

(btw I won't be entering next week, as I'm away the week after - funeral in Essex, I'm afraid.)

I did like dorrien @26 too, but then we all read LOTR in the 70s!

Congratulations, bigbad, and thanks, chrise. Thanks also to skyewalker and rossim for the votes and to dorrien, pigale, and bigbad for the mentions. Lovely piece, chrise. Just gets you, like Finzi's Eclogue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkQbzZgwfl0

One of my great joys in life is playing Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues (just me and my Steinway)- that profound cosmic order (especially the ones in the XXs). Some of them are almost showy, but there's always that purity of line coming through. Have you ever listened to (or played) them?

Nice one BBM! (Your clue was my runner-up). Well done on the "double whammy". You're going to be a busy boy next week. Cheers, ChrisE. Thanks, Mattrom, for the mention. Much appreciated. (I wondered if I'd be asked for a parse for that one).

Hi aristo
No, I don't know his piano works, I must try them. I do like the high single figure string quartets, though. I do know the Finzi, though - I like Finzi. Do you know his near contemporary, Roger Quilter?

Well done BBM, good clue!
Thanks Chrise for setting and for this beautiful piece of music.

btw aristo, the images behind your link reminded me of one of our favourite (recently deceased) artists - Peter Brook. WE have 3 numbered etchings and also some prints of his. Search on Google for "peter brook artist".

Delighted with the win against such clever opposition !

Thanks to paul, dorrien, pigale, seamus and mattrom for the votes - also jack for liking my other entry.

Yes it's a busy week ahead !

Cheers to chris for setting and the prize. Nice to have some classical.