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Offline steve jones

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Chopin Prelude No 2
on: October 16, 2005, 11:53:52 PM

Quick question about this prelude:

Any tips, tricks, or secret kung fu moves for getting the left hand nice and smooth? Iv just started this one, and Im finding it tricky to play as smoothly as required.  :-\
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Offline mycrabface

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Re: Chopin Prelude No 2
Reply #1 on: October 17, 2005, 12:18:19 AM
Well, just the usual.. Brush up on your precisement.. Practise having more control of your fingers. If you can't, then try it slower, then speed up a lil..  :P

Btw.. What grade are you?
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Re: Chopin Prelude No 2
Reply #2 on: October 17, 2005, 12:39:39 AM
Gotcha, so its just a matter of practice makes perfect. To be fair, I only glanced over it earlier - right hand seemed a little tricky, but not scarily so. There doesnt seem to be any indication to use the pedal on this one, so I wondered if a particular technique was assumed.

Grade? About 5/6 AB. Im trying to up my game a little by attempting gr7 and 8 pieces. But at the moment Im trying to find ones that arent to big a leap.
Ivalso started Arensky Impromptu Op25 No1. Lovely piece! Has its difficulties aswell, but I find the slower romantic pieces suit my playing better than the bish, bong, bash type stuff!  ;D I figured learning some of these preludes might be just the ticket for this type of music.

Offline 1piano4joe

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Re: Chopin Prelude No 2
Reply #3 on: December 07, 2010, 05:36:55 AM
I tried playing this from the G. Schirmer Library with fingering by Rafael Joseffy.  I didn't care for the fingering.  I researched it but couldn't even watch on YouTube for hints.  Finally, I just decided to try some of my own ideas. The best one I came up with was "Who says the bass clef must be played entirely with the left Hand?" I played the top note(s) of the up beats of the left hand with my right thumb. Where there were double notes I used my right thumb and my right index finger. This was at measures 6 and 7. I start the left hand with 5 and 1 or left pinky and left thumb for E and B and use 2 my left index finger for the A# which is played together with my right thumb. The melody is simple and is close to the left hand anyway so why should I twist my fingers off playing unusual stretches. The result is very legato and quite natural. Fingered this way it's now in my opinion the easiest Chopin prelude and probably simplest of all his works. This is a level 7 piece but fingered this way it plays like a level 2 and you will sound like a master.
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