Well, a good while ago I heard the Mazeppa and was blown away.
Over time, I’ve become much more familiar with the work, and it isn’t having the same emotional effect.
What do u think? Was reading a book and it said that the ZEPP was interesting technically , but musically arid.
A. I liztened too much to it, and need a break, but it’z ztill fantastic music.
I don’t like the Mazeppa very much, partially because people play it very badly. There has to be minimum pauses between the double notes and the leaps. I think it is one of the most difficult works for piano ever written.