Bach Prelude in B-minor BWV 869

I had the misfortune of suffering a significant accident last month. Sabine and I were catching the horses. My horse Fritz, pictured below on the left from a recent ride with my daughter Sabine, spun 180 degrees and mule-kicked me with both hind legs, wearing metal shoes.

When Fritz kicked me, his right hoof got my leg-no fracture, but significant bone bruise. His left hoof got my hand. I suffered three metacarpal fractures, index, middle, and ring fingers. Here is the x-ray from the emergency room that night. I'm told there was significant comminution, where the bones broke into several fragments, creating significant gaps at the fractures.

And here is the x-ray after surgery on July 31st at Stanford with Dr. Brady Evans. Three screws were used to repair the metacarpals. I owe my hand, my art, and much more to this wonderful surgeon. I could not be more thankful.

After the surgery, I visited Fritz. He came up to me, muzzled his head next to mine, and then sniffed my cast. Maybe he was saying sorry.

They removed my splint four days ago, roughly two weeks after surgery, and I started basic physical therapy on my hand. It turns out that piano is some of the best therapy for recovery of fractured hands. Today I was able to play and record Bach's B-minor prelude BWV 869, the last from his WTC book 1. I chose this piece since it was delicate but also forced me to stretch my hand to manage the two voices. Oh, and you can see Sabine's dog Peanut in the background.