page_title: Islamey
section_title: Difficulty
hierarchical_section_title: Islamey / Difficulty
caption_attribution_description: Español: Ejemplo de ossia en Islamey: fantaisie orientale de Mili Balákirev.English: Sheet music exemple of an 'Ossia from Islamey: Oriental Fantasy by Mily Balakirev.
context_page_description: Islamey: Oriental Fantasy, Op. 18, is a composition for piano by Russian composer Mily Balakirev, written in 1869.
context_section_description: The many existing editions have numerous alternative passages (ossias) – most are easier, some are more difficult. This technical difficulty made it a favourite with virtuosos such as Nikolai Rubinstein (who premiered the piece), Franz Liszt, and in recorded history, Simon Barere, Julius Katchen, György Cziffra, Boris Berezovsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Ivo Pogorelić, and Lang Lang. Balakirev, considered a virtuoso pianist in his time, once admitted that there were passages in the piece that he "couldn't manage." Also, Alexander Scriabin seriously damaged his right hand fanatically practicing the piece along with Liszt's Réminiscences de Don Juan, though the injury eventually healed.
caption: Example of an ossia
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