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

Balakirev fashioned this brilliant fantasy for solo piano from Glinka’s Jota Aragonesa. Centered on the original dance-like rhythms and lively momentum, it unfolds through presentations and developments of the theme, with rich chords, rapid runs, and ornamental passages appearing in succession. The contrasts that suggest changes of scene are another attraction, while the work as a whole projects festive energy and dazzling virtuosity. In performance, it is important to keep the accompanying figures light and agile while bringing the theme clearly to the fore, and to articulate the detailed figurations with clarity. Carefully shaping the growth of dynamics and tension allows the music to convey, beneath its brilliance, the supple movement of a dance.