Liszt’s circle of friends and musical acquaintances was both wide and varied. In typically generous fashion he often promoted their music through transcriptions, arrangements and additions. This collection features arrangements of dance music by illustrious contemporaries such as Weber and Smetana, additions to a work by Liszt’s Weimar assistant Joachim Raff, and a scintillating solo transcription of the Tanzmomente by the influential Viennese composer/conductor Johann von Herbeck, amongst others.

Steinway Artist Wenting Shi has captivated audiences across the globe. A 2023 Fellow of the Luminarts Cultural Foundation, she has received accolades from the Artur-Schnabel-Wettbewerb, Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, San Jose International Piano Competition and the Cziffra Stiftung. Shi earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, where she was awarded the Arthur Rubinstein Prize. She later received her Master of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music before graduating with distinction (Master of Arts) from the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien and receiving the Konzertexamen from the Universität der Künste Berlin. She also holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Northwestern University.

She has given solo recitals hosted at renowned global music venues, including Alice Tully Hall in New York, Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Hong Kong City Hall, Musikverein and ORF Radio Kulturhaus in Vienna, and the Shanghai Grand Theatre, among others.