Piano Forum
Piano Board => Performance => Topic started by: skunkfunk9 on December 16, 2010, 10:42:01 AM
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This may be an easy question for some, but, since I haven't actually had lessons since I was about 10, I'm looking for an answer to this. When playing the first line in chopin's fantasie impromptu, is it better to play the first c# with 4 or 3? I mean the line that goes g# a g# g natural g# c# e etc.... I know that better is a loaded word, but what do most people play it with. The fingering isn't in my version.
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I've seen lots of editions of this piece; some editors specify 3, and others indicate 4 instead. Use the fingering that works better and feels more comfortable to you at performance tempo.
A number of public domain editions are available on the net that offer fingering suggestions. I recommend you download one that might be more useful to you.
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Ok, thanks!
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I use 3, and never considered 4. That would feel awkward to me.
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I just went to the piano and tried to play it with the 4th finger. I feel that it is a less efficient movement. If you use the 3rd finger on C#, it barely has to move over to play its next note - D#. By contrast, if you use the 4th finger on C#, your hand either makes a bigger leap to get to the D#, or your 3rd finger awdwardly crawls over your 5th (depending on how long you hold the E).
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I used 3 and wouldn't consider using my 4th. The third finger is far better for speed and smoothness.