Structure
The structure of the work is straightforward, and is clearly inspired by Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy. The work begins with a theme from the orchestra (which does not return), and a piano cadenza imitating the cimbalom. This leads to an Andante - a soulful theme expounded in arpeggiated chords. There follows an Allegro variation and another cadenza, leading to a new theme marked Allegretto given first by the piano and then joined boisterously by the orchestra. The Andante theme is recalled in the ensuing cadenza, and a new theme is presented in the following slow Andante (really an Adagio). A further reminiscence of the Andante leads to a variation on the Allegretto, with the piano playing in constant demisemiquaver octaves. Another short cadenza introduces a new theme in the horns, but it is short-lived, and the coda very soon comes, generated from a faster version of the Andante.
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