great job. i really enjoyed it. i think this is a much more difficult piece to improvise on because the melody is so famous and so distinctive that it's hard to work from it. but i think you found some really clever ways to do it. i especially liked the ragtime/stride versions and the habanera version (if that's what you were thinking ... perhaps also could be a calypso). i think these experiments are great and i look forward to more!
Thoughtful and generous are two words I think of when I think of you, budo. Thanks!
I would like you to know that I was pleased when I was reading your beautiful and kind comment, your encouragement and support. Thank you for always supporting me all through my eternal learning path to becoming a better musician.
Best wishes,
Stig
]]>I have some unexpected or surprising elements in the variations, but I guess the music reflects my changing mood the day I played
I was disturbed during the recording, but did not stop playing then. Maybe it just made me more creative at those unconventional sections.
Enjoy
Best wishes,
Stig
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