🇷🇺Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev ： Grande Fantaisie on Glinka Jota Aragonesa four hands in A-Dur

Based on the Jota Aragonesa theme used in Mikhail Glinka’s First Spanish Overture, Balakirev’s fantasia brings out the brilliance of piano four-hands writing. Driven by a lively dance rhythm and a bright sense of momentum, the music moves from the presentation of the theme through a variety of developments. The exchange of melodic lines and wide-ranging passages call for vivid expression, while maintaining a growing sense of excitement toward the close is one of its attractions. The performers should remain attentive to each other’s roles, coordinate the intricate rhythms, and shape the music as a unified sonority.