Help Rachmaninov Prelude op 23 no. 5

[pt109]

The middle, 16-bar part of this prelude has a very romantic left hand, travelling up and down the keyboard.

I know of only one version (edition Bowsey & Hawkes) which has no fingering.

Any advice as to the left hand fingering or another print version with fingerings? Thank you so much,

[marina]

hi - try this one -5 2 1 5 3 2 up and then 1 2 3 5 1 2 down  - fourth bar into the segment changes a bit when I do 5 1 5 4 3 2 - or whatever is comfortable to you  - I think that the key to a flowing fingering in this passage is using  5 over and under.  

[pt109]

Hi - Thanks for this. I used to 5-2-1-2-1-2 and reverse but my 1 and 2 end up running after eachother and I kew it was wrong somehow. Now, I assume you pass 5 above 1 going from left to right and 5  below 1 on the way back?

[marina]

:)exactly so - it just takes a bit of getting used to - ie passing 5 under and over 1...it's a pretty amazing piece hey?   so big and dramatic at beginning and end and that beautiful lyrical passage in the middle - good luck with it

[pt109]

Hello
Could I ask you for your LH fingering for bars 48 ? Mine goes as follows: 515432123415-515432123124


Thanks !

[eViLben]

i use 5 2 1  3 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 5
it works well, fast enough

Ben