‘Title search’ takes on a different meaning – Letter V
Previously unknown or long-forgotten works by famous composers occasionally emerge from searches of archives. Recent examples: a little waltz by Frédéric Chopin found at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum, and two instrumental pieces and an aria for “Sémiramis,” a never-completed cantata by Maurice Ravel, found in Paris’ Bibliotheque National de France. A local council…