What I'm playing: Praeludium and Allegro, Kreisler, Mozart duet for violin and viola, and Borodin string quartet
Who with: Myself, my teacher (Brynn Albanese), and my Quartet (Amy, Jack, and Bob)
What I'm focusing on: fixing my double stops (especially the thirds) and finishing my bow strokes gently
To many of us, music is more than notes spotting a page. But, as I listened to a recording of Praeludium and Allegro today, I was reminded of the people it portrays: the complications faced against resolution, strength in opposition to weakness, frustration and release; all of which compose a life. We are not without sadness and difficulty; how else would we recognize beauty? Are twists in life not beautiful in and of themselves? All of such are the dynamics incorporated into a life.
