Naxos has become my new best friend this week. I have made a playlist of my entire recital, except the quartet at the end. I've been using it to listen to whenever I have free time. To refresh on old music, to learn and score study new music. I used it while working out the other day. It was kind of hte perfect idea ever! :) Loved it.
Aside from that, I feel like I've got a good start on rep. I have some challenging music this semester, but it's nice that a lot of it is repeated because of a recital semester. I am just so determined to make this wonderful. I want to make this an awesome culmination of my years of study at WSC. I feel like there has been so much growth and that enables me to do things I would have never dared to do before.
As for practicing, I have been focusing a lot on the new stuff. Recital today was Dein Blaues Auge, which was livable. I wasn't overly happy with it. I felt like I could have used more confidence (hmmmm...) and more personality/characterization. So I don't know about that. I am feeling a little nervous about the Recitative on the Bach piece. But I think it will come. I haven't even dared to touch the ornamentation yet on the return to the A section. That can be next week's battle.
I'm most nervous for Von ewiger Liebe... but I truly think that's just because I haven't had as much time to live with it as some of the others. I love the piece itself, though. So I think that will motivate me to work hard and understand/get it.
That's all for now. :)
Naxos is wonderful, isn't it! You have a large task in front of you, but if you remain as consistent as you have this week, you will have a successful recital....AND you will be happy with the outcome!
ReplyDeleteI am glad we scrapped the Bach recit...I think that the aria with ornamentation is more than enough...
You did a GREAT job tackling the Brahms today! Way to go!!!
Consistency, consistency, consistency!!!