According to the review published in the New York Times, the movement from the Bach Sonata in G minor following intermission was performed in memory of Martin Luther King Jr., who had been assassinated the day before (April 4, 1968) in Memphis, Tennessee. Hughes, Allen. "THE BARENBOIMS PLAY AT CARNEGIE: JACQUELINE DU PRE AND HER HUSBAND SCORE IN BRAHMS." New York Times (1923-), Apr 06 1968, p. 43. ProQuest. Web. 9 Dec. 2024.
Jacqueline du Pré, Cello, and Daniel Barenboim, Piano