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super_ardua

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Need a piece to improve left hand

on: August 22, 2004, 02:43:59 PM

I have a very small list, but I'm not sure how effective they are :

Godowsky-Chopin Etude for LH op.10 no.3 (probably too difficult)
(and no.4 but probably no.4 is way way way too hard for me)
Chopin Op.10 No.12 (famous)
THe godowsky version
(looked at the score and collapsed)
Any more suggestions also?

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donjuan

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Re: Need a piece to improve left hand

Reply #1 on: August 22, 2004, 07:39:12 PM

Before doing Godowsky, why dont you do the original first?
the revolutionary etude you mentioned would be a good start.

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super_ardua

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Reply #2 on: August 22, 2004, 07:45:09 PM

I was thinking off that, but I thought, the harder it is, in the end, your technique may perhaps increase more, or am I mistaken?

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Re: Need a piece to improve left hand

Reply #3 on: August 22, 2004, 08:20:14 PM

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the harder it is, in the end, your technique may perhaps increase more, or am I mistaken?

Yep, you're mistaken. Unless your aim is to keep the repetitive strees injury specialists in business, you're not going to accomplish much.
What pieces have you played that work your lh? What about your lh do you want to improve? What motions are you doing wrong that need to be corrected?

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liszmaninopin

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Re: Need a piece to improve left hand

Reply #4 on: August 22, 2004, 08:47:19 PM

yeah, definitely don't do the Godowsky until your left hand is already very strong.

Scriabin wrote some nice preludes for the left hand, you could look into those.

Hmoll is right about asking what, specifically, you want to develop. We could better suggest pieces if we knew what you wanted.

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donjuan

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Reply #5 on: August 22, 2004, 08:49:15 PM

Speaking of Scriabin, take a look at his Etude Op.8 No.12. It is a great piece to develop the left hand and it is a great piece to listen to.
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liszmaninopin

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Re: Need a piece to improve left hand

Reply #6 on: August 22, 2004, 08:52:12 PM

Scriabin in general wrote alot of music with very difficult left hand sections. Not only op. 8 #12, but many of his etudes offer left hand challenges (some almost as difficult as Godowsky, IMO).

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