Danzas Argentinas - easy?

[pianorama]

So, some 6 years after hearing Danzas Argentinas in a local music festival, I say to myself today - hey! Let's throw caution to the wind and print off some Ginastera to read at the piano. Thinking, of course, that I would sight read with some success through la danza de la moza donosa, then perhaps blunder awkwardly, painfully, and with much trepidation through parts of the outer dances. I mean, it's ARCT material, right? And I can't bloody well sight-read through ARCT level stuff, not whole pieces, anyway that's for sure.

I absolutely fell in love with the middle dance, and played through all of it, with pleasure - not too, too surprising, though I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Deciding to press my luck, I went ahead with the third dance. Much repetition, and I very quickly played through large sections, hands separately. The difficult rhythms were impossible if I played to fast, but if I slowed down and thought about it I managed it. Similar situation for the viejo boyero - played through the whole thing, slowly, hands together, in one sitting.

So, obviously, it's not like this work would really be put together in a satisfying way ever in the blink of an eye, but should I be so surprised at how easy it seemed? I'm really scared, if I continue practicing, will I discover some horrible thing that will make it nearly impossible to play well?

Thoughts? Tips on important aspects I might be missing? (I'm suspicious.)

[kitty on the keys]

If you want to find out......find someone who plays them and sit down and discuss the piece. Then get to work on those beautiful set of pieces!!!


Kitty on the keys