need help w/ fingering here

[shotkong64x]

hi

I'm currently working on this beethoven ecossaises in Eb major.  Im just wondering if anyone could describe how the fingering would work with this part here..   I can't seem to get it smoothly.  any comments advice would be much appreciated.

[SteinwayTony]

That's the fingering I would do.  Just practice jumping from the F-Ab to the Eb-G (1-3 to 3-5) without creating any kind of accent in either.  After the 3-5, you're home free...just do 2-4 1-3, then cross over to the 2-4 they have written.

[anda]

i'd use the alternative -better for legato

[bravuraoctaves]

53-42-13-42-13-42      42 42 42 42 is the fingering I would change it to.

Otherwise the bottom one.

[shotkong64x]

thanks for the suggestions guys.

im starting to get the hang of the jump from the 1-3 to the 3-5...  so i think im going to just practice that till i can do it really smoothly

[jlh]

i'd use the alternative -better for legato

...uh, if the other fingering works for you, then great.  It's not exactly marked to be played legato, though...

[anda]

...uh, if the other fingering works for you, then great.  It's not exactly marked to be played legato, though...

but how exactly?

[janice]

this is not extremely significant, but I would use 1-3 instead of 2-4 in the r.h. on the last measure.  And that is assuming that the notes are G-B FLAT, and F-A FLAT. Since you said that it is in the key of E Flat, I'm assuming that there was not a modulation to a different key before these measures.