I've recently finished learning the Boellmann Choral Introduction, and am working on the Menuet. I'm eager to work on the Priere a Notre Dame, but I'm holding back until I've finished the Menuet, I've learned it's better not to work on too many pieces at once. I've more or less finished learning the Fugue in Minor (BWV 565), it's not nearly a perfect performance, but I have fingering down for the most part, and can actually play the whole thing through now without stoping. Now I just need to refine my performance (a hell of allot!). I finished learning Banquet Celeste by Messiaen for the most part, I blank out allot while playing it though, which I've never experienced with a piece I've memorized, so I'm going to try to do some additional focused practice on the Banquet. Harry and I may embark on learning the original version of the Prelude, Fugue, and Variation by Frank, the original version is for piano and organ, I didn't realize that until just recently, but now I'm eager for us to be playing it together. The one last piece of music I want to learn before September/October is the Cembalo part for "Wir eilen mit schwachen doch emsigen schritten" from the 78th Cantata by J.S. Bach, it's a personal favorite of mine, and I still haven't bought the sheet, no clue why, so I better get on that! I'm still wondering if I want to keep the Violoncello part as it is, or transcribe it to organ too, to make the accompaniment for organ 4 hands, with one performer (myself in this case) playing the cembalo part on the great, and another (my teacher Harry in this case) playing the Violoncello part on the Swell.
For the Christmas season, Harry and I are going to embark on learning four Christmas pieces for organ duet. I hope it goes well!
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
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