Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face: For Piano : (2009)

A paraphrase in the manner of Liszt or Busoni, this brilliant, quick-witted reworking of music from four scenes of Adès's scandalous - and hugely successful - -- first opera Powder Her Face is a virtuosic tour de force. The fifteen-minute work was premiered by its composer in 2010 and has since been taken up by pianists internationally.