Dennis's Practice Diary

Hey gang! I'm a software engineer by day and lazy amateur pianist by night. Going to use this space to track my repertoire and look back on progress. 

Focusing on right now: 

• Beethoven op 2 no 2, 1st mvmt 
  • Planning on eventually learning all mvmts. I don't always have interest in all mvmts but this sonata is really fun. I think the 1st mvmt is underrated for how technically challenging it is to perform cleanly. 
• Scriabin Sonata no 4
  • First Scriabin piece for me. Feels super romantic at points. Loving the how different the sound is to stuff I normally play
• Chopin Mazurka op 33 no 4 
  • Real gem. A lot of nuance to bring out

Backburner: 

• Granados Goyescas, no 1 Los Requiebros
  • So many notes, takes actual effort to memorize. Lovely sound, can take interpretation anywhere imo 
• Chopin Etudes op 10, no 1 & no2
  • I'm never going to be good at them. 
• Schumann op 12 Fantasiestucke 
  • Such a fun set. Quintessential Schumann to me