The old mahogany upright piano in the corner of the attic smelled of dust and dried lavender. For eight-year-old Leo, it was a sleeping giant, waiting for someone to wake it up. His grandfather had left it behind, along with a thick, cream-colored book titled .
As he progressed through the book, the pieces changed, taking him through different moods. 24 Children's Piano Pieces, Op.25
: A fast, chromatic piece that made his fingers feel like they were buzzing up and down the keyboard, just as the technical exercises suggested. A New World The old mahogany upright piano in the corner
