fingering for the Goldberg's 1st canon in unison

[shaunarundell]

Its about time spent some more time on the Goldberg vars. I have worked out my own fingering for the 1st cannon, but it does not really flow.

Fingerings anyone >

shaun

[pianistimo]

The first canon in unison Variation #3?  I've just look at it - but someone here may have played it for performance - so take my fingerings for whatever they are worth.  There are various ways to approach the left hand.  One would be to play all the fingers of the lh going up - and is probably what bach did (i'm guessing) - 54321 - and keep stretching.

However, for many students  - such as myself - i like to keep things comfortable and easy to memorize within blocks and then move from block to block.  So - i'd probably play the complete chord of G as an arpeggio fingering (5421) and then end with 2 5.  Pick up the hand and place again on the next arpeggio - and so forth.

The right hand seems to want an accent on the first of all those notes.  There are strong and weak fingers - so i'd use the stronger thumb to start on the B.  then 23234 1 - 23234 - 2and1  - 523234  - 1 -5434523234 - 1 -  4321 - 5and2 - 32121 - 5and2 - 43and14 -5and1 35 1 32 and1 2 5and1 21 5and2 31 2 5and1 5and2 4 5and3 1 432 5and1  5and4....

Sometimes there are only small areas that are not workable.  If you give me measure numbers - i can say what i would do.  Crossovers of 2 and1 and 5 and 4 are common in Bach.  Also, you can slide your pinky occasionally down from a sharped note.  And, oftentimes there are thumbs on sharps that can be slid down.