OK, first, listen to this:
Vladimir Feltsman playing this variation
It's beautiful, right? There's the delicate middle line weaving throughout. Occasionally it emphasizes itself to add some counterpoint. Meanwhile the melody is jumping back and forth, a part of but somehow separate from it all.
I love this variation, and there's a very real chance it's where this journey will end.
If you've read about the Goldberg Variations yet, you've no doubt encountered the word virtuoso. Its synonyms include genius and expert. And the Goldbergs are said to require virtuoso technique. I do not have virtuoso technique. I am solidly advanced. I am dogged and I know how to practice. But my fingers are not nimble and my touch is not sprightly. I will do my best. For now, this is my best:
PS: this is only 8 measures. Just as I predicted, we're doing now one-fourth of the piece at a time.
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