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"A Lover's Concerto," The Toys (1965)

Yes, that IS a classical minuet you're hearing!

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Mark Blankenship
Nov 27, 2023
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The drama swirling around “A Lover’s Concerto” began all the way back in 1725. That’s when “Minuet in G major” was first published in Bach’s Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, and because it was published there, it was incorrectly attributed to Bach himself. However, the piece was actually composed by a German …

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