<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Arioso7&#039;s Blog (Shirley Kirsten)]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://arioso7.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[arioso7: Shirley Kirsten]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://arioso7.wordpress.com/author/arioso7/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[If it sounds like a lark, it must be one (Tchaikovsky&#8217;s &#8220;Song of the&nbsp;Lark&#8221;)]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="39539" data-permalink="https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/if-it-sounds-like-a-lark-it-must-be-one-tchaikovskys-song-of-the-lark/lark/" data-orig-file="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg" data-orig-size="275,183" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Lark" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg?w=275" data-large-file="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg?w=275" src="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg?w=275&#038;h=183" alt="Lark" width="275" height="183" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39539" srcset="https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg 275w, https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lark.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w" sizes="(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px" /></a></p>
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<p>After I recorded Tchaikovsky&#8217;s precious tableau from his Op. 39 Children&#8217;s Album, I discovered a true-to-life rendering by Russian pianist, Igor Galenkov, who delicately imported a bird to embellish his performance.</p>
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<p><strong>Instruction:</strong> The rolling forward wrist motion in <em>Lark</em></p>
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