HELEN 3/6: This is some challenging playing. I think third night, Op. 23 No. 2, all seven pages, took the cake for me (and Craig, I see). Crazy rhythms, crazy octaves, of course a proper amount of chromaticism. Today was the towering Op. 23 No. 5, which I enjoyed playing.
It is of paramount importance not to fall behind on this project — whew! I’m quite impressed that Nadia and Sabrina played two of these Preludes in one day. How is everyone else doing? Are you finding a common thread in his musical language?