Tips for la Campanella and revolutionary study

[victor_ching]

I am playing la campanella and revolutionary study. Can any experts give me some advice on how to play it properly?

Thanks

[lufia]

For la campanella the 4-5 trills(u can use 3-5 which is much easier but i like it authentic), super fast chromatics and octives are the huge barrier. Master them and you beable to play dis piece. Do lots of technical exercises on it.

[steve jones]

La Campanella scares me 

Anything that makes the Revolutionary Etude look easy should be banned imo (atleast until I can play it) 

[kghayesh]

I didn't play La Campanella so i can say to you nothing.

About Revolutionary:
First, practice the left hand alone coz it is an Etude for the left hand after all. Feel the accents every quarter note and give great care to correct fingering.
You cannot play it at speed without good fingering, so don't try to increase your practice speed without being so confident with your fingering.
Also, take care of the middle part ( after the stretto and the chromatic run ). The left hand is so tricky and so hard to get it right there. Practice it like a hundred times everyday HS.
Last but not least, don't neglect the musical aspects of this Etude. Although it is a truly Revolutionary Etude, but it needs great care to bring out what Chopin meant of it.

[victor_ching]

Thanks for the tips!!

[jamie_liszt]

Practice makes perfect.

I am beginning to hate this piece, im stil working on it. You must as someone else mentioned, do other exercises, and overcome the octave and trill problem, then its all a matter of practice.

good luck

[eva maria 144]

Hi!!!
revolutionary -etude: do you know a good fingering for the right hand during the m. 25 and 26? i've tried some but they aren't really good. there's too much jumping in it...
thanks!! Eva

[gyzzzmo]

For La Campanella: I dont know your technical skills, so i dont know what type of advise i should be giving you. But its alot harder than the chopin etude and you dont get much technique from playing Campanella itself. Maybe you should choose another piece.

Revolutionary etude: Dont rush and keep your foot off that pedal if you're practising. Only if you're carefull and keep your left hand relaxed you'll get it to a decent level.