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Back in the 19th century, virtuoso pianists took themes from popular operas and arranged them into fantasies to showcase their pianistic prowess and dazzle audiences. These operatic paraphrases fell out of favor in the austere 20th century, and nowadays the only one you might hear is Liszt’s “R\u00e9miniscences de Don Juan<\/a>,” based on themes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni<\/strong><\/em>. It’s a shame. They may not be great music, but they can be fun.<\/p>\n

In this 21st century, something similar is evolving in Japan. Here’s a piece based on Yuki Kajiura’s music for Madoka Magica<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, arranged and performed by “Animenz.”<\/p>\n