Ursina’s practice diary

Ursina Boehm Can’t wait to hear you perform these amazing works. While I am not learning any of these, I am learning the Schubert Impromptu you expertly played in your earlier post 😊

Ursina Boehm Hello Ursina.  I played Op. 78 many many years ago. I was entranced by it after hearing Russell Sherman play it as part of a complete Beethoven cycle in Jordan Hall in Boston in the 1970's. It was much less familiar to people than the other Sonatas (many assumed I was talking about Op. 79 when I said I was working on it). I used it as part of a successful audition to the Manhattan School of Music (though after much soul searching about whether I could realistically  expect to become a concert pianist, I decided not to enroll (and have always wondered what if)). In digitizing some of my old cassettes recently I found a recording I had made of the first  movement that I had totally forgotten about. All of which is a long way of saying I love this Sonata and it holds a special place in my heart and memory. I enjoyed hearing you play it in the recent Challenge and look forward to its continued evolution in your hands.