Florian Pesth wrote:
> Thank you, I enjoyed it a lot.

Well that's certainly what I'm aiming for!

> Of course - like Tom Austin said - people 
> who don't play piano will not notice how difficult it is to hit it just 
> right - even more so on an organ with heavy keys I guess (?). And they 
> compare it to professional performances and hear the glitches, but you 
> shouldn't care about that.

What I would be interested to know... compared to a propper performance, 
does my rendition sound "recognisibly" like the real time?

I always think that if a tune is similar enough that people recognise 
what it is, that's a solid way to start.

> I play trombone myself. I know, that compared to some other "more 
> professional amateur" trombone players it's probably not "good enough", 
> but I enjoy doing it. It gives me something, which I miss, if I don't 
> play for some time. And I keep steadily improving.

The truly astounding thing about this toccata is just how far I've come. 
When I first started trying to play it, it was painfully slow and 
mechanical. There were parts of it where I knew the notes but I 
literally couldn't play those parts because it was just too hard. And 
look at me now! I played the entire thing, end to end, with no gaps at 
all. (OK, actually I missed about half a bar at the end. So shoot me!) 
Parts which seemed impossibly hard just weeks ago now slow past with 
effortless grace.

I haven't reached that stage with all of the score yet. My next 
challenge is getting both hands working. I've made some good progress. 
Maybe I'll post a video for that too...

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