In her book, Heifetz as I Knew Him, Ayke Agus writers about the great violinist's love of 'itsy-bitsies', short but musically rich pieces that could be played as encores or at the end of concerts. There is a great interview where Agus speaks more about these short pieces and her love of them here.
Edward Elgar's Salut D'Amor is one of my favourite of these. It has a lovely story behind it, too: the composer wrote it as an engagement gift for his wife.
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