Edition Schott

Chapter 11 of James Joyce's Ulysses is a real treasure trove of existing and invented words and names ; each word and name triggers off a whole series of associations, images, stories and sounds - particularly when the reader is a Hungarian composer who comes across the phrase "Liszt's rhapsodies". I immediately heard music by Franz Liszt in my head and visualised the two protagonists in the novel sitting on a terrace drinking coffee, chatting and dreaming, witty and endearing - which is also a perfect description of this small piano composition for four hands.
Peter Eötvös Instrumentation : piano (4 hands)