My Favorite Things: Virtuoso Encores & Transcriptions

My Favorite Things: Virtuoso Encores & Transcriptions

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Virtually all the pieces in this recital were written by pianist-composers rather than composer-pianists, the majority prominent at the turn of the century. They are somehow part and parcel of a 19th century tradition--a love of encores, of the teasing and delectable. They could also be considered an overspill from several great pianists' careers, lavishly extending both style and technique.