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Topic: Pedaling in the opening of Liszt's Second Ballade  (Read 3064 times)

Offline nomis

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Pedaling in the opening of Liszt's Second Ballade
on: June 30, 2007, 12:37:09 PM
Hi,

In the opening of Liszt's second Ballade, it says con pedal but I'm unsure as to how to pedal the chromatic passages in the left hand. How would you pedal it?
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Re: Pedaling in the opening of Liszt's Second Ballade
Reply #1 on: June 30, 2007, 03:17:19 PM
I'd guess a pedal going up the scale, a pedal going down the scale, adjusted to your ear's satisfaction.

Some see this as a programmatic piece, such as Claudio Arrau who applies the story of Hero and Leander from Greek Mythology. In this case that bass passage creates the idea of swimming through a troubled sea, and I suppose a foreshadowing of Leander's fate is an ever present undercurrent.     
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Re: Pedaling in the opening of Liszt's Second Ballade
Reply #2 on: July 01, 2007, 10:45:52 PM
...for the stand-alone LH chromatic runs, I pedalled at the beginning and in the middle of each bar. When RH comes in, I pedalled similarly and changed my pedal whenever the melody changes in other places.

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Re: Pedaling in the opening of Liszt's Second Ballade
Reply #3 on: July 05, 2007, 10:13:08 PM
Loads of flutter pedal.
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Re: Pedaling in the opening of Liszt's Second Ballade
Reply #4 on: July 06, 2007, 03:39:28 AM
also try 1/2 pedal, 1/4 pedal.

there are really only two things you can adjust with the pedal.. how far you press it down, and how long you hold it.

listen to your ear, and/or a tape recorder.
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