Anne Francis

Like many pianists, I don’t play as much as I would like. Sure, I play a bit after every tuning, but it tends to be a medley of the same fragments of pieces each time, stuff I have managed to memorize over the years… and it gets REALLY boring!

When I do make time to sit down and play at home, here’s what I’m playing:

Grieg’s Melancholy Waltz, opus 68 no. 6

I love Grieg. As you can see, my copy of the Complete Lyric Pieces is somewhat worn. I was lucky enough to live in Oslo when I was 11-12, where I had a wonderful teacher named Hilde Ringlund. (Yes, I know, Grieg was from Bergen. I visited Troldhaugen with my parents and my sister in, I think, 1973. I wish I could remember more about it. The other day I heard Wedding Day at Troldhaugen played by Leif Ove Andsnes, recorded on Grieg’s Steinway, in his living room!

I invite any pianists to share their own works in progress.