Beethoven's Moonlight

[lindas333]

I have been taking piano lessons since Sept. '05.  I had previous musical exposure in high school band playing the saxophone.  My 10 year old daughter started piano 2 years ago and I decided to join in last Sept.  I recently purchased a PS60 and love it and am also learning alot from reading these posts.  I started out playing Fur Elise (my teacher told me I shouldn't be playing it ... but when I did well she was shocked then I picked up Pathetique) ... did okay in my first recital in Dec. but was "tres nervous."  I have a great teacher and she lets me try whatever I enjoy so I recently picked up Beethoven's "Moonlight."  WOW ... that piece sounds a whole lot easier than it is to learn to play.  I didn't have any idea until I downloaded it and started working on it that I had to practically play the whole piece with my fingers in the duck duck quack quack stance.  My fingers have never been stretched to this magnitude.  All in all I AM LOVING THE PIANO and my entering the arena has pushed my daughter to new limits.  Any suggestions on how to lessen my frustration because I do love this piece... Moonlight is beyond my expertise but I'm hanging with it until I perfect it!

[sarahlein]

You might be interested in this thread:

https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,8509.0.html

 

[alzado]

If you are playing the whole thing, my hat is off to you.

Many people just play the first movement.

I do really love to play this piece.  About every two years or so, I dust it off.

Then I play it enough so it sounds good.

Sounds like you are having fun.  When you play the Pathetique, is it the entire piece or just the second movement?   I have never tried the whole thing.

Good for you!

[CC]

Go to my link below; parts of Moonlite and Pathetique are covered there.

[bearzinthehood]

I didn't have any idea until I downloaded it and started working on it that I had to practically play the whole piece with my fingers in the duck duck quack quack stance.  My fingers have never been stretched to this magnitude.

I don't know what this "duck duck quack quack stance" is but it doesn't sound good to me...

[rc]

I don't know what this "duck duck quack quack stance" is but it doesn't sound good to me...

The piano could probably use a tuning .