Questions for people who played tchaikovsky 1

[franz_]

What is the most difficult place for you in this concerto? Some people tell me it's the fast part of the second movement. True?
I plan on learning it, and I always like to start with the most difficult places.
You have some interesting fingerings/'cheats' on places?
What's your overall impression to play it?

Thanks for any opinion or advice!

[marik1]

What is the most difficult place for you in this concerto? Some people tell me it's the fast part of the second movement. True?
I plan on learning it, and I always like to start with the most difficult places.
You have some interesting fingerings/'cheats' on places?
What's your overall impression to play it?

I played it many times with orchestra and on stage two particular places would always make my heart sinking. The first is the descending passage in trpilets with two hands in the very first cadenza (don't have the music handy, but around 3rd-4th page) and another one is the long passage in two hands in unison in the third movement.

In the second movement for me the most uncomfortable place (and little tricky to synchronize with orchestra) are the unison trills with down beat missing.

Other than that for my hands this Concerto feels pretty comfortable.

If you get stuck somewhere I can give you my fingering.

Best, M 

[franz_]

I played it many times with orchestra and on stage two particular places would always make my heart sinking. The first is the descending passage in trpilets with two hands in the very first cadenza (don't have the music handy, but around 3rd-4th page) and another one is the long passage in two hands in unison in the third movement.

In the second movement for me the most uncomfortable place (and little tricky to synchronize with orchestra) are the unison trills with down beat missing.

Other than that for my hands this Concerto feels pretty comfortable.

If you get stuck somewhere I can give you my fingering.

Best, M 

Thank you very much for that advice! Really usefull. Well, as for fingerings, I'm always interested. Fe, what fingerings do you use in the 2nd movemnt, counting from the prestissimo section, bars 8 and 9. You take some notes from left into right or?
And the real beginning of 3rd movement, what fingerings do you have there?
And last fingering question: the poco meno mosso part in the third movement.

It's just to compare. I'm the king of stupid fingerings sometimes
Thank you véry much!

[franz_]

Other advices and impressions always welcome!!!