CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

This virtuoso competition piece has been composed to challenge not only the technical prowess of the performer, but also the interpretive ability of the pianist. The performer needs a colourful imagination to fully explore the dramatic and contrasting elements in the work suggested by the title, but without it being too literal. As a very young pianist my favourite performance piece was, “Le Chat et le Souris” (the Cat and the Mouse) by Aaron Copland, my inspiration for this work.
In this short work a large range of contrasting dynamics is used for the divergent moods, which range from mysterious flutters, furtive footsteps and stealthy watchfulness to energetic, playful, celebratory and joyous abandon; always harbouring an underlying tension. A pulsating drive, mostly in triplet figures, is interspersed with hesitant approaches, which culminate in a climactic chase to the finish.