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New Rare Transcriptions by Cyprian Katsaris! The complete solo piano version of "Don Giovanni" arranged by Bizet! The third release from the NIFC (National Institute of Chopin) by the wizard of the keyboard, Cyprian Katsaris, is a special program of Mozart's masterpiece opera "Don Giovanni" for solo piano! The piano version of "Don Giovanni" is famous for Liszt's "Recollections of Don Giovanni" and Chopin's "La chi dalem variation" (Variations on "Please take my hand"), and Katsaris has also recorded "Fantasy on Don Giovanni" arranged by Thalberg in the past. Bizet's version of Don Giovanni is rare, but this is probably the world's first recording of the entire work. Bizet, who had difficulty in performing his stage works despite winning the Prix de Rome in the 1860s, and whose "The Pearl Harvester" premiered at the Lyric in 1863 was also critically acclaimed, wrote "Don Giovanni" for a publisher (for money) and published it in 1866 as a solo piano version.However, it is not a simple transcription, but a fascinating work that also boldly interferes with the original music and serves as a clear guide to the later masterpiece "Carmen" ("Don Giovanni" and "Carmen" have many similarities in terms of setting and theme of the story). ) Please pay attention to "Bizet's version of Don Giovanni" presented by Cyprian Katsaris, who has made many famous recordings of piano transcriptions! Tokyo M-Plus