Clark Minor
From the opera Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Piano transcription by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Concert transcription by the performer of the Third Movement (allegro scherzando).
Debussy wrote of L'isle joyeuse: 'This piece seems to embrace every possible manner of treating the piano, combining as it does strength with grace, if I may presume to say so.'
Concert transcription by Franz Liszt
One of Liszt's favorite virtuoso showpieces.
A piano transcription by Franz Liszt of a song by Robert Schumann.
Literally 'dancing waters,' this piece evokes undulating waters through brilliant virtuosity.
From Gaspard de la Nuit, Ondine is a water nymph who attempts to win a mortal for a spouse.
Numbers 1, 3 and 7 of Ravel's stylized waltz forms.
1st Movement of American composer Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano Concerto.
A transcription for piano by Rachmaninoff of the Fritz Kreisler tune.
The concert Scherzi of Chopin are works of high vigor and great emotional intensity.
The concert Scherzi of Chopin are works of high vigor and great emotional intensity.
A barcarolle is characterized by a rhythm reminiscent of a Venetian gondolier's stroke. This is mature Chopin, richly dense in harmony.
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 (The Dance in the Village Inn) by Franz Liszt. This version blends various portions from two differing piano scores. This arrangement is by the performer.