Austria
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The prettiest commute
Two to three times a week I walk twenty minutes or so to my piano lesson. I actually prefer walking over taking the bus (even though I have a bus pass) because the little journey is so pleasant. One time I took pictures along the way. This is the view as I walk along the… Continue reading
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On the Piano and Loneliness
I once read in an interview that Martha Argerich—one of my idols—preferred playing concertos to solo piano works because she didn’t like being lonely on stage. It seems like a mere quirk, something you’d attribute to the fickle creative type, but I’ve since discovered that to be a pianist is to be alone. Many people… Continue reading
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Another food post from Salzburg
Well I am back from my Vienna trip, tired and with a German quiz fast on the horizon. Since I have a lot of pre-Vienna photos, I might cover those and do a post-Vienna recap later. Or maybe I’ll just let things get out of chronological order. Who knows? Wienerschnitzel, perhaps the consummate Austrian food?… Continue reading