Piano Duo for the Left Hand Vol. 5

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Thank you to NetGalley, Kodansha, and Kenta Matsuoka for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review. Ho trovato un po' strani gli indumenti dei personaggi che non molto larghi e morbidi. E' davvero uno stile particolare e diverso da quello a cui sono abituata, ma mi piace. There’s not much sadder than a story that has all the elements needed to be great except it isn’t very well written and that’s precisely where this series has come to rest in my estimation.

This leads to a rather decent recital in the auditorium and, whatever else one can say about this series, it is trying hard. It continues to blend in actual music as part of its story and I do appreciate that. Taking time to remember that the grieving process is still ongoing for a lot of these people is also a very welcome touch. Thanks to Kodansha Comics and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Ivry, Benjamin (28 February 2009). "Sound of One Hand Playing". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 20 April 2017. Throughout the piece, Ravel creates ambiguity between triple and duple rhythms. This example highlights one of the more notable instances of this.

In preparing for composition, Ravel studied several pieces written for one-handed piano, including Camille Saint-Saëns's Six Études pour la main gauche (Six Études for the Left Hand) (Op. 135), Leopold Godowsky's transcription for the left hand of Frédéric Chopin's Etudes (Opp. 10 and 25), Carl Czerny's Ecole de la main gauche (School of the Left Hand) (Op. 399), 24 études pour la main gauche (Op. 718), Charles-Valentin Alkan's Fantaisie in A ♭ major (Op. 76 No. 1), and Alexander Scriabin's Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand (Op. 9). [2]Which comes to the end of the story and, yeah, my time with this series. I dearly want to follow this, but the mangaka isn’t nearly up to the task of making this as interesting as it sounds. The premise is delightfully wonky, Akari and Shu are a great pair, but the moment-to-moment writing can’t keep pace with the ambitions. She, her dream and her love for music will live on in Shu's left hand as he learns to play the piano to find purpose in his life, but also to help the people who loved Akari to overcome her disappearance.