Celebrated for a prodigious output as much as for the dramatic range of his works , Raff was for many years the protege of Liszt and the influence on Raffs technique is unmistakable. The Reminiscenzen is one of many salon works that Raff produced during his unhappy years in Cologne from 1844-48, and destined for the domestic market : a nonetheless brilliant adaptation of themes from Don Giovanni.
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