Toccata Con Vivacità

(dedicated to Mr. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, a great pianist) drama volatile brusque assertive impassioned expectation fluctuating emotion caressing tenderness questioning impetuosity fast lightly virtuosic touching brilliant cascading the passages accompaniment a romantic world under a gabled roof evokes the home of a weaver of old times a pleasant stroll around a red-marble porta speciosa the lavishly decorated balcony the impressive eclectic garden the genteel tastes a glimpse of folklore eaves held by the figures an outstanding representative an authentic Baroque atmosphere a wonderful Renaissance window a magnificent Rococo door a Romanesque boat (inspired by Alfred Sisley's Small Meadows in Spring)