Hexaméron (musical composition)

Princess Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso conceived the piece in 1837 and persuaded Franz Liszt to assemble a set of variations of the march along with five of his pianist-friends.

Liszt composed the introduction, second variation, connecting sections and finale, and integrated the piece into an artistic unity.

Five well-known composer-performers each contributed one variation: Frédéric Chopin, Carl Czerny, Henri Herz, Johann Peter Pixis and Sigismond Thalberg.

"[2] Hexaméron is divided into nine parts: Pianists Ingolf Wunder, Raymond Lewenthal, Leslie Howard, Francesco Nicolosi and Marc-André Hamelin, among others, have recorded the piece.

[citation needed] In 2009, six New York–based composer-pianists—Matthew Cameron, Corbin Beisner, Simone Ferraresi, Quentin Kim, Greg Anderson, and Hwaen Chu'qi—created their own Hexameron Variations based on the same Bellini "March".