This thread is one of the reasons I love this list.  Terri Noel Towe poses
a tough puzzle and within a day it is solved and most intriguing the story
is too.  Thanks to Thanh-Tam Le for his amazing knowledge of obscure
composers.

And now (roll of drums):  what's the piece like, this non-Sibelian Valse
Triste? Is a recording available to hear it for oneself, even a person not
exposed to French car commercials!

Eric Kisch