Description
Joseph Ascher, a leading figure of Victorian salon piano music, based this fantasy on the melody of the popular song "Alice, Where Art Thou?" The theme is elaborated through a series of ornamental variations, with dazzling passagework designed to captivate audiences of the day. Advanced in level with a substantial length and note count, it demands both stamina and precise control to carry off its virtuosic variations.
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About the Composer
Joseph Ascher (1829-1869)
Joseph Ascher was a Dutch-born pianist-composer who built his career in Paris and London. He wrote numerous elegant, accessible salon pieces favored by mid-19th-century drawing rooms. The piece featured here, "Alice, Where Art Thou?", is a salon arrangement based on a popular song melody of the era.
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