I went back to the crime scene. I always do, over and over again I let myself be drawn to its mystery every week. I can thank this to my curiosity, it's not that I am blaming Mr Sleeping Buddha for getting me involved every time in some storyline. It's not even he who moves the books on those shelves, it's the hotel's guests who read those books and later put them back in the order they want. He just shows me with his head where I have to look. Btw, do you remember the Mafia story? It went down on the shelf, so I guess that the story about it already finished.
Already a week ago I got that inquiry to solve the mystery about Schwarzwaldruh. It was the book that my hand was supposed to touch and see the story immediately, at that moment. However, to my great surprise, I understood nothing. Schwarzwald, the Black Forest in Germany was dormant, very quiet and didn't want to reveal to me easily the crime that happened there. The book cover showed just a blue sky, with two little clouds. A calm scenery, without any sign of torment, but the subtitle was leading me to a different conclusion. ...krimi? Must be a detective novel, a mystery story.
It indeed was a mystery for me, for a whole week. I even tried to read a bit from the book. So much fun hahahah, it was in German and I don't speak that language. I know less than even 4 words... and one of them is a curse word so I better skip showing my German language knowledge. I got no clue. Days were passing, the crime was not solved in my mind until that phone call. A new gig, if I didn't have enough already of a complicated schedule.
So, the celebration of Europe Day is approaching and the Town Hall will have a little event. They found it appropriate to make that day nicer with some speech of the political representatives of the town, maybe some wine or champagne and music. Piano music 🎶 😎. One composition was requested as compulsory - the Anthem of Europe. Do you know that tune? I am more than sure you heard about The Ode of Joy, composed by Beethoven.
Everything became clear - the Geman language was the clue and the resolution of the mystery at the same time. I will have to practice a composition by the German giant of classical music, Ludwig van Beethoven. As I am not an orchestra haha, I have to play it on my instrument, the piano. There is one good arrangement, written by another classical music giant, Franz Liszt. I printed out the scores of the arrangement yesterday and started to practice, we don't want this thriller story to finish in a bad way hahaha. Until the 9 of May, I have to have it perfect.
Apart from that composition, I will prepare a few more pieces. Liszt... that name inspired me so I will also practice and perform Nocturne No 3 in A Flat Major by the same composer, and probably two other pieces, but moving toward French composers. After all, it is the Day of Europe, I should try to incorporate composers from different countries. I thought about Camille Saint-Saëns and Jules Massenet.
My studies started yesterday and I have to say that I overdid a bit so my right arm was hurting in the evening... and this morning too, but I could practice again today without issues. I recorded some small parts of it, but it is not a performance level at the moment. Especially The Ode to Joy is just in the reading phase, I have to study it a lot. Anyway, this is what my little family and the neighbours will listen to for one week. The video ends as it ends 😂 - with errors and then I stop and play again the passage or the part 😂
Good luck to those who live close to me!!
P.S. I don't take responsibility for possible damage to your hearing while listening to this practice session 😁. Maybe it is better just to skip it, or put the volume to very low levels. (this latter seriously, as I recorded just with a phone, the sound is maybe not the nicest)
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