Mili Aleksejevitsj Balakirev: Islamey Fantasie Orientale: Piano: Instrumental

A wonderful piece but very difficult only a few will be able to master it . Since this pronouncement by Nicolai Rubinstein who nonetheless premi red it with bravura the work has unjustly been stuck with the label of unplayable . The wild almost demonic character of this oriental fantasy has certainly contributed to this reputation: through the use of Caucasian and Armenian folk idioms Balakirev calls forth a Keyboard fireworkthat aroused the admiration even of the Titan Liszt. Our edition provides today s pianists with a musical text that is not only reliable and accurate but also clear and well-organised.