Kapustin Variations Op — 41 Imslp

Play the left hand pattern (C-Eb-F-G-Bb-C) 100 times without stopping. Then add the right-hand blues scale. This variation often causes tendonitis; take breaks every 15 minutes.

: Includes a skittish variation in 3/4 time, a bebop-influenced interlude, and a slow that reveals the composer's Russian Romantic roots. : A high-octane kapustin variations op 41 imslp

: A "rollicking" Presto filled with stride piano and quicksilver passagework. Play the left hand pattern (C-Eb-F-G-Bb-C) 100 times

Performing Op. 41 requires "formidable" technique and an innate sense of "the groove". Articulation a bebop-influenced interlude