Darren New wrote:

> Very cool.

Why thank you. :-D

> Are you reading the music as you play, or have you memorized it?

It's memorized. I can't read music anywhere *near* that fast!

(More like, "OK, so that's A, so the one above that is B, and above that 
is C, then D, then E, so that one on the line is F, which means the top 
one is G, so the first ledger line must be A, and the next one is B, so 
this must be... C. OK, what's the next note?")

> That camera angle makes it look easier than it is, methinks.

Yeah, probably. But, see, that's the skill of a true performer; making 
it *look easy*. ;-)

Well, if you think you can do it better, you're welcome to try. ;-)

I should point out that the first bar has 32 notes in it, *just* for the 
left hand.

And so does the second bar, actually.

And the third bar.

In fact, just about *every* bar has 32 notes in it for one hand or the 
other. (Note carefully how half way through, the two hands *swap over*. 
I can't begin to tell you how hard that is! The left hand usually plays 
slow parts; playing a fast part with that hand just confuses my brain!)



PS. I've been playing this toccata for so long... the other night I sat 
down and played some *normal* music, and it seemed insanely easy! O_O

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