Nightowl ...after "spending a few minutes with the first bars" it starts to make sense. So... it's actually not that difficult for you
Heh, no. I wish, lol. I mean it makes sense that it's physically possible to play C# and A with thumb and index finger - something I had never even considered until now. It felt really awkward at first, but it can be done! Same with some other finger settings.
I can play the first two bars now, at about this speed but not quite as smoothly: 
Edit: if it makes you feel any better, I still can't play that gorgeous Chopin piece smoothy either - there is something very, very difficult about it!
Spoiler alert: I actually planned on playing that Chopin piece for the first recital here on PT. There was no way I could learn it in that time, and settled on a later piece in the book that was actually a lot easier to play (Fascination). So you're making FASTER progress than me, you rascal!
