Really impressed with the not only the quality and focus when playing this piece, but also the attention and detail in the videography. This is going to be the go to video soon.
First off, great performance. I'm about to do grad school auditions and this is one of my pieces. I'm curious though, what made you play the opening an octave lower than written? I think it sounds great there and I've seen one other video where it is played the same, but I just wanted to know what inspired you to do that, or if there is something I'm missing on the music. Thanks!