Piano

Classical piano background (Shepherd School, Rice). Student of the Taubman approach. Interested in generative modeling of ergonomic piano technique.

Scriabin: Étude in E major, Op. 8, No. 5 (1894)

Marked Brioso (spirited, lively). One of twelve études from Scriabin's Op. 8, composed when he was twenty-two.

Technique: The main solution I found was redistributing the notes between the hands to minimize large leaps and facilitate quickness.

June 2026: Faster tempo; experimenting with phrasing.

Earlier takes

Feb 2026: First clean playthrough, after about a month of work.

Older recordings

Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (1847)

Companion to the "Minute" Waltz, from Chopin's last set of waltzes published in his lifetime. Live recording, 2011.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19, II. Adagio (1795)

The slow movement of Beethoven's earliest piano concerto (numbered second, but composed before No. 1), with Jeanne Kierman Fischer playing the orchestral part on second piano. Live recording, 2011.

Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, I. Vivace ma non troppo (1820)

The opening movement of one of the last three sonatas. Home recording, December 2010.

Liszt: Consolation No. 2 in E major (1850)

The second of Liszt's six Consolations, lyric pieces in a song-without-words style. Home recording, 2011.