Tag: Alexis Ffrench

This is a lovely grade 6 piece, previously in the ABRSM curriculum. Took a bit of effort to get it like this, learning got disrupted due to problems with my digital piano, and then getting use to playing with my new keyboard.

I have been finding working on this composition by Alexis Ffrench hard. It is at the limits of my abilities and playing it both with feeling and relatively cleanly is hard.

I have foolishly agreed to play it for a student recital organised by my piano teacher, luckily the majority of the students are young kids who won’t be taking this as seriously as I do, at least that is what I’m telling myself to help deal with my nerves. I am planning on a second piece as well by Vanhal, at least it is simpler than this one, but it still requires more work to get to the required level of confidence for playing live.

The recital is on the 6th of December and I’m away for 9 days between now and then, so time is tight. This is my recording from 8th of November.