This volume in the Complete Piano Music edition focuses on march transcriptions, a genre that often symbolised national identity and one that Liszt arranged and transcribed throughout his entire compositional career. Marches often appeared in Liszt’s recitals and allowed him to pay respect to the culture in which he was performing. These brilliant works are spiced with Hungarian timbres, suggesting native scalic patterns and the sound of the cimbalom, as well as Liszt’s Romantic flamboyance.

Pianist Paul Williamson was included in CBC Music’s 2017 edition of 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30. Williamson received First Prize at both the 2014 Canadian National Music Festival and the 2017 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association National Piano Competition in addition to three semi-final awards. He is also a prize winner of the 2020 WMC McLellan Competition. An advocate of new music, Williamson regularly performs contemporary repertoire and has worked alongside many living composers.