A performing first, a new piano, and a newly quiet office (because of noise for now).
Plus snippets of all of Op. 10 and some Op. 25.
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A mild epiphany about my learning patterns; summer begins; horrible crash-through renditions of 10/1 and 10/2.
A bittersweet, rainy day; the first nouvelle etude, simplified; practicing (and wondering about a note in) 25/10; a new way to think about listening, courtesy of Madeline Bruser.
A report on a performance of six of the etudes from Op. 10, with a little bit of coughing.
Some of Op. 10 heads towards concert-ready, or at least concert; some spots to fix in 10/4, 10/5, 10/8, 10/9, and 10/10, with a little bit of theory geekery in the latter.
A brief encounter with an out-of-tune Erard piano (and another piano). Warning: questionable sound quality! horrible intonation!
A report on yesterday’s lecture recital, including first performances of 10/3 and 25/2; thoughts on Chopin’s pedal marks; feeling disenchanted with the Mikuli score; some resolutions for after the holidays. Oh, and have you written your review yet? If I don’t hear from 100 of you by December 20, the podcast ends.
A mathy way of practicing 10/11; an interpretive conundrum in 10/3; a realization about my playing of 10/12; tricky parts of 10/8; thinking about 25/2, 10/5, and 10/4; beginning to learn the game of 25/8.
Play It Again Swig 