Chopin--Etude Op. 25, No. 1

Played through this 4 times or so. Spent 25 minutes. Made some left hand notes stand out more (like Horowitz recording).

Played Liszt's Sonet del Petrarca 104 (to make sure i didn't forget it).

Chopin-- Etude Op. 25, No. 2

Started learning this piece today. Played it through 1.5 times (with both hands) and once with just right hand. Worked out the right hand fingering (left hand fingering is pretty straightforward). This piece is not that technically challenging (except you have to play at presto = 122).

Chopin--Etude Op. 25, No.1

Haven't played much since last post. I'm almost done memorizing the piece. There are some tricky spots (to memorize) and I think technically, it's not difficult to master. I heard a Horowitz playing of this piece today (in my newest Horowitz CD: In the Hands of the Master 3CD set (SONY)). At first I didn't like his playing, but he does some really crazy shit...makes certain notes stand out that it creates a really cool 'mood'.