Ron Altbach, Recital, Klavierhaus , Schubert Op 94 / D780 Moments Musicaux No.1, Moderato

On March 8, 2010, I returned home from successful heart surgery during which, unfortunately and inexplicably, I was left partially paralyzed, unable to use or control my left arm. I had no ability to hold, grab, lift, and worse, no ability to even push the keys down on the piano. On top of that, I somehow lost the mental ability to read the language that I had been reading for 59 of my 63 years. It was there, but in a deep fog. Over several months, I saw minimal improvement, but improvement nonetheless, and by September I was trying to play a tiny bit. Doctors couldn't explain what happened or predict what would happen, but by November, I set the improbably goal of playing a recital on on the one year anniversary of my surgery. I couldn't go through the rest of my life without my cornerstone, and I focused on getting to a level of playing that would be acceptable, not to my friends, but to me.




On March 8, 2011, in the acoustically perfect environment at Klavierhaus in NYC created by the brothers Reisinger and their new sound partner Patrick LoRe, I did in fact play a recital for 60 friends, and I share that with you now.




The program included Schubert Moments Musicaux, Chopin Nocturne in C Minor Op 48 No 1, Chopin Scherzo No 1 Opus 20, and as an encore, Debussy La Plus Que Lente

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[vhallred]

Bravo, Ron! Bravo! You inspire me! Vicki