As the illegitimate son of an English woman and a man from Sierra Leone, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor overcame the constraints of Victorian society to become an acclaimed composer and a symbol of hope for racial equality, earning international fame during his lifetime. His Four Characteristic Waltzes Op. 22, originally written for orchestra and arranged here by the composer for violin and piano, are ideal concert pieces that explore the expressive range of the waltz form: from the Dvoák-inspired Vals...