Liszt's Mazzepa

[guru_of_time]

Hi. I'm starting to work on this piece (long term project lol)...how would you guys recommend fingering the scales in the beginning (the cadenza)?
thanks

[pita bread]

You're going to want to keep parallel fingering between both hands. I suggest you have your teacher figure out the fingering for you, but if you insist on doing it yourself, identify the scales/arpeggios used and try to adhere to "standard" fingering.

[pianodaria]

I like the feel of thumbs in the L.H. on top notes, it is easier rushing towards them than any other finger, gives you greater speed and freedom of acceleration.

[guru_of_time]

I suggest you have your teacher figure out the fingering for you

I actually don't have a teacher at the moment because I moved

[da jake]

Don't learn the piece until you have a good teacher.

Seriously, if you don't have an idea of the fingering, you're already dead in the water. Mazeppa is a very hard piece after all.

[pita bread]

Well, the cadenza run is just a standard parallel run.

Most of the fingering throughout the piece is either marked by Liszt, or self expanatory. It is, by no means, a pleasant or easy piece, but it's not impossible.

[guru_of_time]

Don't learn the piece until you have a good teacher.

I know it's difficult, but I want to get a good start on it before I take my first few lessons...