Hive Open Mic, Week 49: Let's play piano for a change | Stephen Heller, Étude op 47 nr 5

Even though I think of myself as an organist and not as a pianist, as a youngster I started with 6 years of piano lessons. And all the exercises and scales I played then layed the foundation of my technique in playing the organ. And though I have played a lot on the piano, the last several years my poor piano did not get a lot of attention.

Listening to Hive account@mipaino's entry for the Open Mic of this week (see here), a firmly classical sonata, I thought it would be nice to try and record some classical piano playing myself for Hive's Open Mic.

So, here's the result. Obviously, I'm quite rusty in piano playing, and the piano itself is no great shape either. Nevertheless, I enjoyed playing a little something on the piano again.

And my entry is only loosely tied to this week's theme. As Hive account@mipiano encouraged me to try the piano again, I dedicate this performance, in friendship, to her.