Unlike this pianist’s “Romeo and Juliet” arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral work, which observed a careful adherence to the composer’s original score, Gryaznov’s Valse-fantasie does the opposite with regard to Glinka...

...but this isn’t a bad thing.

Gryaznov says his “version...is one of the most stylistically mixed arrangements...and...very far from the original.”

This is a ridiculously beautiful, well crafted and played work, exciting to hear, to play and along with his other fantastic arrangements it increases the possibilities in the piano’s library of new works.

This is grand piano music of the highest order -- enticing and addictive.

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