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Topic: Ravel Fingering  (Read 1637 times)

Offline ramseytheii

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Ravel Fingering
on: August 08, 2006, 06:21:39 PM
For the last RH arpeggio in Jeux d'eau, while the LH plays octaves, what fingering is recommended?  5-4-3-2-1-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5 feels a bit awkward, but
3-2-1-4-3-2-1-3-2-3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3 might have too many changes.  What do you think?

Walter Ramsey

Offline nicco

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Re: Ravel Fingering
Reply #1 on: August 08, 2006, 06:39:17 PM
I would split it up in 3 figures:

3-2-1 , 4-3-2-1, 3-2-3, - and up again,

This is the most comfortable one for the hand (for me), wich will make it easier to play with control and speed.
"Without music, life would be a mistake." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Offline mike_lang

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Re: Ravel Fingering
Reply #2 on: August 13, 2006, 01:30:48 AM
For the last RH arpeggio in Jeux d'eau, while the LH plays octaves, what fingering is recommended?  5-4-3-2-1-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5 feels a bit awkward, but
3-2-1-4-3-2-1-3-2-3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3 might have too many changes.  What do you think?

Walter Ramsey


I'd go with the 5432-1432 etc. fingering that you first suggest.

Best,
Michael
 

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