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Piano Board => Repertoire => Topic started by: ventus on August 14, 2013, 01:05:45 PM
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I have a question about this piece, or more precisely about its two last measures...
The thing is that there are two g minor chords that are both eighth notes and between them there are rests and yet in most editions of this piece last three measures are connected with one pedal.
So, I was wondering what would be the most appropriate way of playing those two measures considering Mendelssohn's style and other romantic era music...
P.S. I heard both interpretations: with one pedal connecting last 3 measures and with smaller pedals on every chord divided by rests. They both sound good when played well, but I was just wondering...
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I would play those chords without the pedal. Also, I would play the ending without any rubato, let the piece fade away. Just make sure those chords are played really softly.
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I have 2 versions of it, both different, but neither have the pedal across all 3 measures. They're both from very old editions, c.1915. One Bosworth one Joseph Williams publishing.
(https://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q547/Mojo_777/img2373web.jpg)
(https://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q547/Mojo_777/img2372web.jpg)
Not sure if this helps any. Just noticed, the 2nd one has an octave G below on the first beat of the penultimate bar, and the first one doesn't. Interesting :)
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Just noticed, the 2nd one has an octave G below on the first beat of the penultimate bar, and the first one doesn't. Interesting :)
The first one also appears to have a footnote on that note, so the discrepancy is probably explained there.
@ OP -
Have you considered dropping back to half pedal? I think it would work to do that as per the last image posted by the_ferfid_pig. Instead of lifting the pedal right off at the * marks, drop it back to half and floor it again at the Ped indications.
Above all, use your ears.
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You're right it does, and it is, apparently the 2nd one with the lower G is the original. Wonder why it was changed?