Grieg Sonata in E minor, Op.7, 1st mvt.

[phil13]

I've been learning the whole sonata for a while now, but one section in the 1st mvt still gives me trouble- namely, the run in the Allegro molto ending, starting 14 measures before the end, and finishing 4 bars before the end, in hands-alternating 16ths. I just cannot get my hands to execute the passage clearly.

Anybody know a good way to battle this problem?

Phil

[phil13]

Uh, anybody??

Phil

[thierry13]

Take it hella slowly. Place EACH FIN MOVEMENT OF YOUR HAND ! And then GRADUALLY, and very slowly, and safely, get speed up. When you seem to just CAN'T get something ... that's the only way 

[meiz_yoo]

hua!! can i have a sheet???
i'm so confusing with all the name of song. i listen the song, and i wanted to play it, but i don't know whats the title of the song.
how poor.
phil, where you got grieg sonata sheet???

[Kassaa]

hua!! can i have a sheet???
i'm so confusing with all the name of song. i listen the song, and i wanted to play it, but i don't know whats the title of the song.
how poor.
phil, where you got grieg sonata sheet???

You know like, um, a store maybe?

[tds]

You know like, um, a store maybe?

omg omg kassaa is americanized. like, like, can u believe that. omg omg

[Kassaa]

omg omg kassaa is americanized. like, like, can u believe that. omg omg

* Kassaa shoots tds

[tds]

* Kassaa shoots tds

tds dont feel a thing.


lame!

[Kassaa]

tds dont feel a thing.


lame!

Doesn't*

[tds]

Doesn't*

omg, 14 year old skooled boy! run tds, run!

[nicco]

Slightly off topic here guys

phil - if your problem is the rythm you have to play it in a tempo where you get it 110% correct. Try doing one and one measure, where your goal should be playing it twice as fast as you want it. Its easier setting down the speed then up. Sometimes practicing with a sort of really fast and hard staccato or "grabbing technique" as i call it works really well. 

[tds]

Slightly off topic here guys

slightly? lol

[Kassaa]

omg, 14 year old skooled boy! run tds, run!

It's a good thing you finally acknowledge that I am 14 years old, bad thing is that I will turn 15 in december :') .

[arensky]

* Kassaa shoots tds

Truly the American reaction, proof positive of Americanization

[Kassaa]

Truly the American reaction, proof positive of Americanization

* Kassaa talks about his problems with arensky

So, that's a bit of proof that I am not Americanized .

[phil13]

Actually, I recieved a bit of advice from my teacher on this the other week and it seems to be working.

Each hand must strike the keys from the same distance above the keyboard. If one hand is higher or lower than the other, the run will be lop-sided and hobbly.

Phil

[tds]

Truly the American reaction, proof positive of Americanization

the genius has spoken

[arensky]

the genius has spoken

Yes 

[arensky]

* Kassaa talks about his problems with arensky

So, that's a bit of proof that I am not Americanized .

After listening to Kassa's problems arensky wants to shoot him 

But sends him to the headshrinker for meds 

Because prison is not a happy place 

[tds]

It's a good thing you finally acknowledge that I am 14 years old, bad thing is that I will turn 15 in december :') .

kassaa, r u trying to be like quarterly magazines or somethin? its not nessecary u know. i can assure u, u coo as u r, no need to change your age every 3 months. brotherly love, tds

[Kassaa]

kassaa, r u trying to be like quarterly magazines or somethin? its not nessecary u know. i can assure u, u coo as u r, no need to change your age every 3 months. brotherly love, tds

what.

[tds]

what

u cant say dat. ur way underaged.

[Kassaa]

u cant say dat. ur way underaged.

It's short for What The Flies so I have no idea what you are talking about.

[nicco]

Whats with all this flirting??

[Kassaa]

Whats with all this flirting??

I don't even know tds's gender :\ .

[pianistimo]

i don't even know if he plays the piano.  he travels to italy supposedly to get piano lessons.  but what did he do there if he didn't get lessons.  then, supposedly he's in amsterdam for a concert - (and where's the proof - the recital program?  huh huh?)

i think tds is a homie.  he is a home boy.  and, might i add - he'd better post something in the audition room or i'll not believe he plays the piano.

oh.  and i forgot.  i guess i better post something sometime.  tds, can you come over here and help me record something?

[tds]

I don't even know tds's gender :\ .

symphony

[tds]

tds, can you come over here and help me record something?

wot would u serve for lunches n dinners?

[Kassaa]

symphony

Ooeh that changes everything. How about going to Lugansky's recital in two weeks together? .

[tds]

Ooeh that changes everything.

really? wot was it before the change? chamber music? solo?

lugansky's recital? make sure u dont miss perahia's tho. did you subscribe the masterpianists series? did you see biss' recital?

oh also, did you happened to see soerjadi's on sept 17?

[Kassaa]

really? wot was it before the change? chamber music? solo?

lugansky's recital? make sure u dont miss perahia's tho. did you subscribe the masterpianists series? did you see biss' recital?

oh also, did you happened to see soerjadi's on sept 17?

I am going to Lang², Lugansky and Eckardstein this year. I have no idea why I am going to see Lang² though . I am not going to Perahia, I don't like his style of playing really, and I have not seen Soerjadi.

I thought you were a string quarted before .

[tds]

I am going to Lang², Lugansky and Eckardstein this year. I have no idea why I am going to see Lang² though . I am not going to Perahia, I don't like his style of playing really, and I have not seen Soerjadi.

I thought you were a string quarted before .

lang2? omg, i heard he murdered many people during the canal festival with his liszt hr. # 2.

perahia is both a mathematician and a calligraphist.

[Kassaa]

lang2? omg, i heard he murdered many people during the canal festival with his liszt hr. # 2.

perahia is both a mathematician and a calligraphist.

Yeah I am going to Lang² for the fun and excitement, not for the music. I don't like's Perahia too careful tone.