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Offline franz_

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Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
on: July 17, 2006, 09:25:52 PM
I don't now the bar or page exactly, but after a while you have in the left hand A# B B² B B² B B² A# B .... with the melody in the right hand.
What fingers do you use for this. This repeats a lot but with other notes.
Any of you played this ballade and has some advice for me?
Thanks a lot
Currently learing:
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- Scriabin: Etude Op. 8 No. 2
- Rachmaninoff: Etude Op. 33 No. 6
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Offline orlandopiano

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #1 on: July 17, 2006, 09:54:25 PM
I use 4-3-1-3-1-3. If you have smaller hands you might have no choice but use 5-4-1-4-1-4.

Offline stevie

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #2 on: July 17, 2006, 10:27:16 PM
actually, randomly, 4 5 1 5 1 5, prefering 4 on black keys

haha or not, probably 5 4

Offline quantum

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #3 on: July 17, 2006, 11:15:34 PM
Possible:

541414

431313

531313

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #4 on: July 17, 2006, 11:51:46 PM
i use 541414...

but another question.. chopin wrote "senza pedal" when the part begins.. but i don't think  i have ever heard a pianist who plays this part without pedal.  what do you think. should one use the pedal?

i am playing this piece at the moment and i can't decide what sounds better ;)

Offline franz_

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #5 on: July 18, 2006, 07:21:27 AM
Defenetely Pedal for me :)
Thanks for the fingering guys, gonna look what works best for me.
Currently learing:
- Chopin: Ballade No.3
- Scriabin: Etude Op. 8 No. 2
- Rachmaninoff: Etude Op. 33 No. 6
- Bach: P&F No 21 WTC I

Offline Kassaa

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #6 on: July 18, 2006, 11:05:28 AM
I used 45151515.

Offline pianojems

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #7 on: July 18, 2006, 08:31:58 PM
I performed this a few years ago, and I had a hell of a time with this passage because my fingers are so short. I wound up using 541414. I had to be careful not to stretch my hands too much but move my hand fast horizontally. This is what we pianists with small hands have to deal with   :'( :'(
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Offline franz_

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Re: Chopin 3d Ballade fingering question
Reply #8 on: July 18, 2006, 10:02:51 PM
Hi guys, I have another question. I have difficults to play the notes correctly in bar 26, and the same thing that repeats wen in starts on a G.
8 times out of 10 I miss a note there. Have you a good way to learn this?

Thx for the comments already, I think 4313131 works pretty well for me.
Currently learing:
- Chopin: Ballade No.3
- Scriabin: Etude Op. 8 No. 2
- Rachmaninoff: Etude Op. 33 No. 6
- Bach: P&F No 21 WTC I
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