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Andrei Schultz-Evler

Arabesques on the themes from the Blue Danube Waltzes  Play

Jie Chen Piano

Recorded on 06/14/2005, uploaded on 01/25/2009

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Arabesques on themes from the Blue Danube Waltzes                   Andrei  Schulz-Evler

Adolf (Andrei) Schultz-Evler takes a dramatically different approach to the genre of transcription and creates a brilliant and exuberant work.  His concert arabesques are graceful and elegant demonstrations of what might be called a three-hand playing:  glistening strands of scales, thirds and octaves, swirl about amidst the symphonic strains of the "Blue Danube" waltzes, creating illusion that more than two hands must be at work.  The composition gives pianists an opportunity to show off their unabashed romanticism, imaginative and revolutionary technique, and personal style.    Jie Chen