Well. Dogs can bring joy, can't they?
Also they can refuse to let you practice in peace. I had a very frustrating time trying to start the second half of this variation, getting interrupted constantly. I can pretty much play the first 8 bars, but I didn't record that. Instead I worked out my frustration by dialing the metronome way up on the first half.
That's 132 beats per minute. At this tempo some of the awkward spots are evening out a little - this piece is a real struggle between staccato and legato playing. I'm aiming for a middle ground, which mostly goes fine I think. But there are a couple of awkwardly fingered spots where I have to pick my fingers up more than I want to; at slower tempos (and with less practice) those spots sound pretty abrupt. I think the speedier tempo helps.
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