Etude Op. 25, No. 11 (mm. 28-end) and 12. Trois Nouvelles Etudes No. 1 and 2

Today I found a wonderful Ted Talk video on the timelessness of classical music. Please watch it, it is brilliant.

Yesterday I knocked out six pages after my recital (which went well by the way).  Those six pages were the conclusion of Op. 25.  Yes, I finally finished off the impossible last two etudes.

That means I get to finally move on to more works that are not as technically challenging, which is a relief and means that I will not have to supplement my sight reading with easier works.  The next pieces in the anthology are three more simple etudes.  The first two, which I read today, work on playing triple in one hand while playing duple in the other.  I love the sound this creates and the way the chords and bass don't always fit together.  The pieces were very simple and fun to sight read.

Total time spent sight reading: 3 hours
Total time spent writing: 20 minutes