Wölfl Jump

[mamimu]

Hi there,

this is to all professionals - teachers & students...

knowing about the composer, pianist and pedagogue Joseph Woelfl (Wölfl) (1773 - 1812) and the influence he had on piano teaching in England...
what EXACTLY is the Wölfl- jump mentioned in the Wikipedia Article ? Which actual  figure of the left hand does it refer to ? Did you ever chance to come across ? Thanks for your inputs !

[thalbergmad]

Woelfl had huge hands and reportedly could stretch a 13th. From that, it is difficult to imagine that he had to do a lot of jumping himself.

For us with smaller hands, some of the left hand configerations of his notorious Op.41 Sonata known as "Non Plus Ultra" most certainly do require some jumping and unlike many of his works, a very high degree of mechanical facility.

A neglected composer, well worth some study.

Thal