Tausig’s Ungarische Zigeunerweisen (Hungarian Gypsy Melodies)
The compositional output by Carl Tausig was quite limited since he only lived for 30 years. He was a Polish composer and pianist who not only studied compositions, counterpoint, and orchestration, but also toured with his teacher Liszt. He formed friendships with prominent composers such as Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms. Inspired by their influence, he created piano arrangements of several works by these composers.
His Ungarische Zigeunerweisen requires the performer’s fingers to fly at incredible speed. There are several virtuosic ideas presented in this piece, but in my opinion, they are somewhat overdone.
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