Kabalevsky: Waltz

This is one of these "easy pieces" that is not easy at all. In fact, there are many things that are quite advanced. Kabalevksy was a genius Russian teacher who was also a famous composer, so even his "simple" music is complex and sophisticated. When we see "Pieces for Children", the children he was writing for were incredibly talented young children in the old Soviet System who were in no way average children. When you can play anything by Kabalevsky, even the simplest things he wrote, you are on your way to being an advanced player. I am trying to do the same thing that he did. My goal is always to write more music that is not terribly difficult to play in terms of piano technique, music that is also not terribly difficult to read but that also is interesting to play because of its musical value.