It Was Just a Dream was written for the composer's daughter, Emily. It is a virtuosic piece based on the fairy tale The Red Shoes by H.C. Andersen.
"Dance on," said he; "dance on, in thy red shoes, till
thou art pale and cold, and thy skin shrinks and shrivels up like a skeleton's.
Thou shalt dance still, from door to door, and wherever proud, vain children live thou shalt knock,
so that they may hear thee and be afraid.
Dance shalt thou, dance on''
Hans Christian Andersen
- ISMN: 9790570680061 (M570680061)