In the following tale, the names of over 20 classical composers are hidden in the text. Can you find them all? – Ed.

KOFSKY the blacksmith came home from work, slammed the door shut and took off his coat.

“Tchai Kofsky?” his wife Debra offered.

“Bach!” he exclaimed, “I need a whiskey and I’m starving!”

“There’s beets in the oven. They’re all we’ve got I’m afraid.”

“Beets-in-oven! Beets-in-oven! Oh, Deb – I can’t handel it anymore ...”

“I’m sorry Sky but I’ve been too bizet to go chopin. You don’t know what it’s like taking care of four kids and two goats. It’s all toil and Stravin ... Sky. Besides, we haven’t got any money.” The blacksmith, exasperated, fell into the armchair and lit his pipe. He poured himself the last of the whiskey.

She looked at his boots and said, “Look at them – the soles are coming off!”

He nodded knowingly and said, “Yeah. I took them to Schumann but he wanted five schu berts – can you imagine that? Of course, I went to Vivaldis’ but he wanted mozart that! You know I’m in debt, it’s all that borodin Deb ... ussy?”

“I told you not to hang out at that new bar. It’s brought us nothing but trouble. You lost us two horses and Pu ... ccini, you know, he died of sibelius. Why can’t you be satie-sfied with family life?”

“A man’s got to have mahler friends Deb.”

“Yeah, but those guys are all thugs and gamblers and their kind of bartok lucas you money!” she affirmed wagnering her finger at him.

“Verdi you suggest I go then?” he asked.

“Liszt go to Mendelsons’ – it’s more of a family tavern, no one will take overture and you won’t get a hayden!”

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