Help, need info on Schubert impromptu

[SunyDiva]

Hi everyone:
Does anybody know where i can find the detail biography of Franz Schubert and his impromptu op.142?

[thierry13]

Schubert's bio :

https://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/schubert.html

Took 20 seconds to find, first result on google search... Did you knew search existed 

And for the impromptu there is not only one in op.142, so wich one??

[SunyDiva]

if i could find the exact biography on why did he write all the impromptu, y did i come here and ask people...
ps: those interenet sites never give enough info for detailed analysis of the composer related to the piece.

[lovethepiano]

I have just started working on Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 no 4.  I was wondering if anyone has any insight or advice on how to get the right hand light enough like the recordings.  It would also be helpful to hear how you approached learning this piece.

[richterfan1]

i started op.90 4 also, and i can suggest easiest fingering, main theme: 2421242124212421, its really a wonderful piece, enjoy learning it!   

[brogers70]

I have just started working on Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 no 4.  I was wondering if anyone has any insight or advice on how to get the right hand light enough like the recordings.  It would also be helpful to hear how you approached learning this piece.

I've been working on 90/4 for about a month. I worked on those right hand broken chords first as blok chords to learn the notes. Then I broke them into overlapping 5 note groups [e.g. Cb(2)-Eb(4)-Cb(2)-Ab(1)-Ab(3) pause Ab(3)-Cb(5)-Ab(3)-Eb(1)-Eb(2) pause, and so on]. I worked on these to get them as fast and even as possible - the hardest bit is getting the repeated notes at the end of each group to sound cleanly at high speed. Then I stitched the overlapping groups together until I have each descending pattern intact. Then I alternate between practicing very fast and very slow. I tried practicing with dotted rhythms (which, for me, helps smooth out rapid scales), but that did not seem to help much.

It's a great piece and lots of fun to work on.