Dear Friends, I finally got a chance to make a newer recording of this Ballade. I feel it is closer to my view of the masterwork than that earlier version from when I was young. The thematic transformations and pulse are much more natural. More importantly, the narration is uninterrupted from beginning to end, so it holds together much better. Also, I feel that this version is more vulnerable, which makes it more disarming, perhaps. Let me know your thoughts... Love, S Recorded May 8, 2021, at "Le Jardin Musical" Brussels, Belgium https://en.jardinmusical.org https://www.facebook.com/sergio.tiempo https://www.sergiotiempo.net

Answering the request of some of my followers, this was part of a program I did in France for Eve Ruggieri I think around 2003 (not sure). It's an arrangement I had made because I was so lazy and thought I would save time by warming up with two different etudes at the same time. Hence Op. 25, No. 6 in the right hand, and an adapted Op. 10, No. 12 in the left... Warning: not to be taken as a serious piece of music. Just having fun.

In this video, Sergio Tiempo tells us about his upcoming new album release and the single he recorded with his mentor and legendary pianist, Martha Argerich, playing Schubert Fantasy in f minor, D. 940, which is currently available on all major platforms. Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/album/1510666710 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/1XvvbjS5lhXoEQQ3jWO7EK