revolutionairy etude

[2xtreme619]

hey

just wondering, on the vey beginning (the rundown in the left), where and how should you use the pedal!

[milkcarton08]

On the left hand runs in the beginning, I would pedal every beat, lightly, that shouldn't be too much at performance tempo.
- michael

[Waldszenen]

During the opening section I only pedal during the C - F bottom tremolos.

[pseudopianist]

I don't think it is meant to be pedaled at all since the lack of the pedal points. It gets blurred very easily with too much pedal so don't use it. I hate playing without pedal, I'm playing the 25/5 right now and it kills me not to use the pedal for the scherzo parts, I could release it every beat but there is still a reason why there are no pedal marks at some parts.

Read what Malcolm has to say about it http://www.pianosociety.com/index.php?id=111

[thierry13]

It gets blurred very easily with too much pedal so don't use it.

It gets blurred VERY easily. I can get it blurry without pedal, just by "finger pedalling". But I play it by pedalling each beat just a little, and i use no finger pedalling at all.

[pseudopianist]

Must be very hard on your foot.My teacher pedals like ever 8th note when he plays some Bach pieces, he feet must be of steal.

Fingerpedaling? You mean legato or holding down the notes way longer than you should?

[Waldszenen]

To this day I've never heard a single recording at all that doesn't use pedal at least throughout the main course of the piece.

[thierry13]

Fingerpedaling? You mean legato or holding down the notes way longer than you should?

I tought it was a very known term, i recently heard it here. Yes it is holding down the note as long as you can.