Thank you all for your many suggestions.  I really appreciated them.  I've
now listened to several of your recommended pieces.  I liked most of them,
but in particular, both of Prokofiev's (although I like the 1st better than
the 2nd).  But I didn't like Elgar's, which surprised me since so many
people recommended it.  So I was wondering, maybe you could tell me what to
listen for or what I'm missing.  What's so special about it? It seems kinda
directionless.

Also, there are a couple I would like to listen to, but either there are no
recordings available at our music library, or there are too many recordings
available.  Could you recommend a particular performer or CD for the
following pieces? Thanks!

Bach  a minor, E major, d minor (for two violins)
Bartok  (especially his 2nd, which I've been told is really nice)
Khatchaturian  d minor
Wieniawski  f# minor, d minor

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