Question

Stephen Hough (“huff”) argued that a piano concerto by this composer has an erroneous F in the flute part after he found an edit in blue pencil in a manuscript. In an operatic aria by this composer, the soprano questions if her love interest is a “guardian angel” or “cruel tempter,” sung to a descending scale motif sometimes called the “confession of love.” A tenor sings “Where, where have you gone, golden days” in that opera, whose third act opens with a (*) Polonaise. The second movement of his first piano concerto opens at a tempo of andantino semplice (10[1])(sem-PLEE-cheh) in D-flat (10[1])major, while the first movement opens with the horns blaring out the motif [read slowly] “F, D-flat, C, (10[1])B-flat.” For 10 points, name this composer of a Piano Concerto in B-Flat (10[1])Minor, who wrote the “Letter Scene” for his opera Eugene Onegin. ■END■

ANSWER: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Richard NiuCornell B-Hutto Hippos9610
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU9910
Andrew ZengCornell C++Dr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq11710
Kenji ShimizuRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangHouston and friends13010

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