Week 2: Status Update and one NEW improvement!

Greetings everyone!  I apologize, I haven't been able to practice quite as much as I would like, but here is the "Out of the Mist" portion as it is now for Debussy's "Sunken Cathedral".  I am so thankful for this challenge to bring me back to serious practicing in a busy life.  Thank you.

https://youtu.be/BlxeskUV0ms

I am hearing so much more in this piece than 5-6 years ago when I first "learned" it.  Haha.  There is a beautiful interplay of musical themes throughout the piece.  There are 2 that recur in various places:

#1: https://youtu.be/tduqkjN2Zq4

#2: https://youtu.be/pGwDUMdD2YM

I love how Debussy paints a picture with his music.  I see the initial opening section as the mist surrounding the cathedral.  Then you hear these octave "E"s, bringing in other chime like notes around them.  As if it is the bells calling the worshippers.  The next section "Out of the Mist" is the cathedral appearing out of the mist, with water dripping off to it, leading to the first climax.  It then gets very quiet again, almost as if the hush inside the cathedral, the crescendos to ff, could this be the worship time?  It then goes back to one of the themes, and very quietly, as it sinks back into the mist.  At least, this is how I picture it, and how I am trying to play it.  Stay tuned!