The creative background of "Croatian Rhapsody": "Croatian Rhapsody" was originally a piece of music about war. The background was the national antagonism between Croats and Serbs when Croatia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1990. war. After the war, Croatia was devastated, with countless ruins in the ashes, and the bloody sunset reflected in the pool of blood and dust.

Creation story: The war broke out in 1990, but Maxim and his teacher Marija Sekso decided to continue his music lessons. For him, who was a teenager at the time, the piano was already a refuge from the flames of war and gunfire, and it was the motivation for him to live. The music school was suspended for two years. Apart from eating and sleeping, he concentrated on practicing the piano.

Trapped in a cellar for 8 days, there was no piano in the cellar. After being rescued from the cellar, he immediately started practicing piano in preparation for the music competition at that time. Toward the end of the war, Maxim left for the capital Zagreb to compete. Maxim used music to describe the ruins in the ashes of Croatia after the war, with the setting sun reflected in the blood, tears and dust, a bright rhythm and a sad picture. In this competition, he won a championship trophy at the Zagreb Piano Grand Prix. To this day, he still regards this award as the biggest and most unforgettable victory in his career.

Croatian Rhapsody

The performer of "Croatian Rhapsody" is Maksim Mrvica, from Croatia. Judging from his appearance, probably no one can I believe this is a talented classical piano player. He is 2.07 meters tall, has a handsome face with typical Eastern European male charm, a devilish and slightly cynical smile, dyed hair, a casual outfit, earrings, necklaces, and tattoos, and he looks like an idol pop singer.

"Croatian Rhapsody" is Maxim Mrvica's number one work. It was written especially for Maxim by Tonci Huljic and is performed in every concert of Maxim Mrvica. A must-play track. The melody of this work is passionate yet steady, and it also shows Maxim Mrvica's love and attachment to his nation.