Chopin and Soup
I have just listened to all 4 Chopin ballades without so much as a sniffle.
I could explain why this is an achievement, but I’ll just say that as you can probably guess, they’re associated with a part of my life that was emotional and important at the time and is now over (thank Christ). And the fact that I can listen to the ballades and not feel the need to get all upset makes me feel very strong inside. What I will say is that whilst Murray Perahia’s playing is silvery and lovely and I like his Bach very much, I like my Chopin with a bit more angst - it can be very powerful stuff.
By the way, I don’t think there were any soup-gasms today. My other half enjoyed it though, and in all seriousness, I do need to begin taking better care of him. We’re going to Budapest in four days, I am so excited, I can’t wait to see new things together and just have time to spend in each other’s company. It’s our One Year Anniversary around that time too, which means an excuse for much sickening coupley behaviour!
Goodnight.
D x
