Liszt: Gnomenreigen [Kana Mimaki: live performance]

A little dancing gnome piece by Liszt--perhaps à la Disney and the Seven Dwarfs?!? Watch my hands when I play: with just a little imagination you can see gnomes dancing atop the keyboard! Traditional European gnomes don’t necessarily share the same social satire as the affable troupe of Disney troubadours--a European gnome more likely lives a reclusive lifestyle: preferring underground protection of flora for his furtive feats (e.g., gnomes are notorious treasure hoarders). A gnome is normally nurturing in