Rachmaninoff related how Anton Rubinstein once improvised brilliantly after forgetting this piece, but greatly disappointed everyone by suddenly finding his place four minutes later.
Rachmaninoff related how Anton Rubinstein once improvised brilliantly after forgetting this piece, but greatly disappointed everyone by suddenly finding his place four minutes later. Scriabin injured his hand by over-practicing Liszt's Réminiscences de Don Juan and this piece. This piece's second theme is inspired by the Crimean Tartars, and its first theme is based on a Kabardian dance called the lezginka. Notably featuring both easier and more difficult ossias, it was composed in Tchaikovsky's house after a visit to the Caucasus. It was premiered by Nikolai Rubinstein. Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit was composed to be even more difficult than this piece. For 10 points, name this extraordinarily difficult piano piece, an "Oriental Fantasy" by Mily Balakirev.
Rachmaninoff related how Anton Rubinstein once improvised brilliantly after forgetting this piece, but greatly disappointed everyone by suddenly finding his place four minutes later.
Islamey: An Oriental Fantasy