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Topic: Ustvolskaya Sonata No. 4 (Read 1262 times)

samjiyon23

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Ustvolskaya Sonata No. 4

on: November 23, 2013, 02:58:29 PM

I can't figure out the left hand in the third line. How am I supposed to hold that low D-sharp while playing the ascending notes? Do I use the sostenuto pedal? (The same thing occurs in the beginning of Bartok's Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 1.)

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j_menz

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Re: Ustvolskaya Sonata No. 4

Reply #1 on: November 24, 2013, 10:54:42 PM

The maximum stretch is a 10th, so it might be manageable. If not, sostenuto pedal if you've got it, half damper if you don't.

Good to see Galina getting an outing.

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