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A WINTER’S TALE

ven if you weren’t around in the 1990s, you will be familiar with Vivaldi’s . Not that Vivaldi was around then either, but British geezer violinist Nigel Kennedy was, and his recording of the classic suite of concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra sold millions of copies. In the provinces where I grew up, it became standard café music to accompany your nachos. The music for “Winter” was also used on National Bank ads for years, back when we all watched broadcast TV, and its namesake is certainly the most suspenseful of the seasons. But while my love of nachos endures, the and I have grown apart. I will

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