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Fingering in Beethoven Sonata No. 1
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kd
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Fingering in Beethoven Sonata No. 1
on: January 27, 2006, 12:35:09 AM
Hi, I've spent some time on this sonata and I've got the three movements but I have problems with a few fast LH arpeggios in the 4th mvt. If it is within one octave there is no problem. But there are some runs going down and up. I've got three editions, they give three different versions and with each of them I seem to have different problems.
For example, in the beginning, just after the repetition mark, the run is
F-Ab-C F-Bb-Db F-C-Ab F-(down)C-Ab F-Ab-C E-G-C F-Ab-C (up)F-Ab-C
and the three versions are
531 521 512 124 531 531 532 131
531 521 524 124 531 531 421 321
531 532 523 123 531 531 532 132
I don't like the first one because of the 2nd and 3rd triplets where thumb movement is very inconvenient for me, and because of the 1212 in 3rd and 4th which is hard to play accurately. The problem with the second version is the thumb in the 4th triplet and with the third version - that you have 2 play C and then 3 play Ab.
I thought of something like 531 532 523 124 531 531 421 321, but I was told it is strange. So what's your advice - should I concentrate on one of the above versions and work hard on it to be later able to cope with similar runs or rather keep looking for strange fingering but perhaps more convienient for this particular one?
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abell88
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Re: Fingering in Beethoven Sonata No. 1
Reply #1 on: January 27, 2006, 02:48:11 PM
Here is Schnabel's fingering:
531 532 523 123 521 421 532 132
Ultimately, you have to choose what's best for your hand. My only concern about your fingering might be the last two triplets, where you have 1 on C and then 3 on F.
I haven't played this piece, so I'm just going by what it looks like; perhaps a Beethoven expert will weigh in!
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kamike
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Re: Fingering in Beethoven Sonata No. 1
Reply #2 on: January 28, 2006, 06:16:04 AM
mine: 531 521 513 123 531 531 532 132
This would probably be bad for others, but it works for me.
Do what feels right to you with the least effort within the context of the parts befor and after. Find the best fingering for you, and stick to it.
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