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Thanks for listening you guys!

I haven't played this piece but one suggestion just from listening, is that the triplets seem to sound better more articulated, and less voiced towards the upper note.

Will try it! Thanks for taking the time to explain - I always appreciate your objective and well-informed comments!

I've done them, and I'm curious if you did all three.  If not, what followed this first one?  It is certainly the most intriguing of the set, but I feel them as one opus and wonder if you've done the other two.  The last one is especially problematic, musically-wise. 

In this recital I did play all three. The other two are unfortunately not up to the standard that I demand from myself these days - a few too many funny notes in the second, and the third is bordering on catastrophic, memory-wise! Incidentally I also find the third one the most difficult, by far. Not musically though, since I do find that as long as you have a good lilt in the first section and fine sensitivity towards harmony coupled with good musical judgement for the kaleidoscopic middle section, the musical aspect will be no problem at all. I find this piece extremely difficult technically. I can never get the outer sections fully comfortable under my hands! There's always something about those chordal jumps and those 16th notes...ah, maybe I'll try again one of these days...

I would do the middle section with a little more liberty.  Take the turn more melodically and not so flippant.  I feel the runs in the second part like a sort of cadenza.  wait a moment on the first note before flying up and down.

Will try that in the 2nd part of the middle section! As for the ornaments...hehe if I understood you correctly, then I think I at one stage executed those turns as you described - to which my teacher responded, "musicologist!". But I probably do have to agree that there are at least a few here that do sound rather flippant - to which my teacher would exclaim "freshman!"

bravo!  you've presented this piece very well!

Always good to know I guess thanks!