Jeremey McMillan wrote:

>Before that the pianist, who was usually the composer himself, would use
>the cadenza almost like a showcase after the orchestra finish playing,
>almost like the drummer will do take a solo towards the end of a song in
>a jazz band concert.  Impulse...Impulse...SPONTANEITY!!!!!!

Well, LvB may have improvised his own, but he carefully wrote them out for
all us other schmucks to play!

Kevin