Paderewski's Signature Piece: Minuet in G

[stephenv]

I thought I would get to know Paderewki's Minuet in G, I think this was a "signature" piece that audiences expected to hear.

It appears deceptively simple and perhaps "easy?"   I've been chugging along quite nicely and decided to buy a CD of Paderewski performing this piece among others.   

BAM:  I can keep up with him in some ways UNTIL we come to  bar 25 which follows the octaves in the LH.   THIS is when all h....l breaks loose so to speak.  I was dumb struck by Paderewski's technique ...he took the sixteenth notes in the same tempo as the following candenza like eighth notes in RH which are marked "rapidly."  Under his hands these sparkle and sound exqusitely even...taken at break neck speed with very little sostenuto pedal, if any.  This was quite demoralizing.  How to accomplish anything near to the composer's intent?

Anyone have suggestions, practice techniques that might help?.  My hands are in good shape its just trying to play rapidly with that exciting sparkle that stump me. 

Do you just keep hammering away at it? like in Czerny...40 reps here...20 there?  HELP.