I’ve owned my copy of this book for probably 15 years, if not more. I’ve never played any of these pieces until now. So, thank you for encouraging these projects! What a gift to have a reason to make myself play through this volume.
I don’t know what you are thinking as you play this music, but I am finding order in the chaos; it is addictive. From the second measure of today’s, with the B-D#, I thought: “Whoa.” At the conclusion, “Wow.” I find this piece so beautiful.
STEVEN 3/2: I listened to these pieces all through February to warm up. I can hear the order in the recording, but I feel like some of it only comes out as you get close to tempo, and I have trouble getting there for more than a measure. More practice required. 🙂
HELEN 3/3: Hi, Steven! I can hear the order at the tempo I can play which, believe me, is not near the indicated tempo. Maybe I’m just a romantic, but I love the sweep of sweet consonance to bitter dissonance, then suddenly back to sweet consonance, and I enjoy it, even slowly. Interesting idea to hear the sounds first!