Traumes Wirren (Schumann) Fingering

[conserv]

Hey guys, quick question regarding fingering in this bad boy...

just going to churn out the numbers for the first 4 bars which gives me a good idea of the rest of the piece:

i've been going

3541 - 3421 | 3421 -3421 | 3531 - 4541 | 5

i've been fiddling around with it trying to find the perfect use of momentum, and then i go on youtube and see some pianists using 4541 basically the whole way up from the 2nd half of the 2nd measure. It works but it creates an inordinate amount of stress in the right hand, as one has to move the 4th finger to the next note rather than it being placed there by the movement of the hand from 3

what do you guys do?

[j_menz]

I do what suits my hand, not what some pianists on youtube do.

In this case, that's much the same as what you were doing.

[conserv]

Thank you!

But also, Stanislav Bunin is not just "some pianist" - it can be a very useful tool to see what established performers do and see if you can apply it it to your own playing

[ahinton]

Thank you!

But also, Stanislav Bunin is not just "some pianist" - it can be a very useful tool to see what established performers do and see if you can apply it it to your own playing

Well, that's right; observing what certain other pianists do (as long as the results are wholly successful) can sometimes help you to discover what suits your hand best, as j_menz puts it.

Then again, there are cases such as the notorious close of the second movement of the same composer's Fantaisie and large chunks of Alkan's Op. 76 No. 2 study for right hand alone where it would be hard to imagine the writing suiting anyone's hand...

Best,

Alistair