The slow ones are a little to fast, the fast ones are a little too slow, but the artistry is consummate. Godowsky, a very cultured, witty, and enlightened man (whose hands were insured for a million dollars back in the first couple decades of the 20th century), is a composer who, once his music gets into the blood-stream of the world, will be appreciated and spoken of most highly in all groups of people. These pieces, filled with humor and religious devotion, which only the greatest of pianists even dare approach, who, in turn, are re-taught the piano, may very well bring you a little bit closer, if only for a moment.