At my first piano recital, age 8, I graced those present with the following selections from my vast repertoire: Edvard Grieg ... The Sailors' Song Ludwig van Beethoven ... Für Elise Robert Schumann ... The Wild Horseman Note the exquisite balance between the virile and the more sensitive, combined with a thrilling dénouement. I was received (as I recall) with a thundering Standing Ovation, and three curtain calls. At the same recital, my sister, age 6, played Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, all three movements. She doesn't play any more. Love, Johnny
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