Ab Ovo by Joep Beving - Day 387 Progress

This is my stab at Joep Beving's beautiful piece Ab Ovo from his album Prehension. My left hand finger posture looks strained from the middle of the piece (about 1m25s) - and for good reason - almost all of the chords are 10ths which is right at the limit of my handspan. I have to play the top and bottom notes off the front of the key to reach. Joep looks like a lumberjack and probably has a handspan to match.

I've tuned the piano to A432 as per the original (https://twitter.com/DavidConnors/status/1346020715233853440). I started this piece on 4 Jan 2021 and after initially learning it fairly quickly I have been giving it a daily play through or two to try and tackle the last two pages (bars 52 to 71) as the closing of the piece is WELL above my pay grade. The high number of hours overall have been a result of those last two pages.

In terms of stuff ups, first grace note was botched and there are numerous timing errors which hopefully will go unnoticed by people unfamiliar with the piece.

I bought the score from Faber Music: https://www.fabermusic.com/shop/ab-ovo-d37082 - at 3 quid it is a bargain. I recommend learning the piece mainly due to its brutal use of 10ths and if you're a beginner like me the left hand transitions at the end will really challenge you! Both are good skills that will transfer to other pieces.

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The original from the man himself is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6eDmID4jWs