Chopin Fantasie op.49 quick question!

[schubertiad]

Hi all,

I need some help with the pedalling of bar 71 (first beat) of this wonderful piece. The first LH a flat needs to be sustained, but how do you avoid the semitone clash of the right hand b natural and c? I thought about playing the final RH triplet c with the right hand, but it feels a bit awkard.

Please help!

[asiantraveller101]

The clash is not noticeable when the music is fast and when you play the right hand melody clearly. To redistribute the C note to the RH is ill-advised. It creates awkwardness in the RH melody line, especially at a high speed; since this passage is played fast and with agitato. More over, I don't see your reason why you want to redistribute the last C since you are playing the C already in the LH ostinato.

[schubertiad]

Thanks for the reply,

It is indeed awkward to redistribute the c into the RH, but by doing that you can maintain a finger legato on the bass without needing to resort to the pedal. I'm sure there must be a better way.

Unfortunately it's not just a question of speed, since I can play the passage in question up to tempo. However even at speed it still sounds a bit too muddy to me, and I was wondering what everyone else does which I have apparently missed.