After taking a year to learn my ‘little tune by Khachaturian ‘ I said check back and see if the Brahms took as long….so now one year later…with some time out and reduced practice due to hand operation…..the beautiful first movt of the second Brahms Sonata certainly didn’t take me as long to learn but I think it may take me a lifetime to play well.
As for the Khachaturian, pleased I could still manage to get through it after the hand operation but it really needs constant practise. I may have to play this piece everyday for the rest of my life!
Sooo…
Just keep practising, just keep practising…