One of the things that I really enjoy doing if I get the time is to play the piano. I enjoy playing a variety of music, but this year I've experienced something of a classical renaissance. I think it's because classical music is highly under-appreciated amongst young people so I preferred playing popular music. Yet throughout my time as a pianist I've always been fed a diet of classical music.
Anyway one of my goal pieces is to learn Chopin's arpeggio etude. It is a devilishly difficult piece, very fast at around 176 beats per minute. Even my heart rate can't get that high when I run! Some interesting points: if you want to play fast, you must practice slower. When practicing pieces, the great Rachmaninov spent 15 seconds for every note!! So if he practiced this etude with all 1233 notes (don't worry, I didn't count them all), it would have taken him over five hours to go over it once.
Argh, what one must go through to play a two minute piece!
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