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SCHEREBAKOV

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Majestic Grandeur: The Eroica Symphony on PianoThe second installment in the series of Beethoven symphonies arranged by Liszt and performed by the virtuoso pianist Shcherbakov features the monumental Eroica. Reflecting the original works ambitious scale, content, and majestic musical ideas, Liszts arrangement is a heavyweight piece that showcases the pinnacle of piano technique; the diversity of the final movement, in particular, is truly breathtaking. The included Symphony No. 1, while somewhat smaller in scale, successfully translates the originals chic and refreshing spirit into piano writing. While recordings of these pieces have become less rare in recent years, Shcherbakovs highly acclaimed performance achieves outstanding results, particularly in the clarity, transparency, and sense of speed of the sound. (The Heroic Scherzo movement, with its razor-sharp precision and breakneck speed, is