Remembering a salon which isn't there any more. . . . Well, of course, none of them are. The salons ceased to exist ages ago. But there's still such a thing as "salon music": the term usually seems to imply something not serious or emotional enough to ruffle anyone's composure, and generally tending towards the slushy, gushy, sentimental end of the musical spectrum. That's the kind of company this piece is keeping.