My trick would be to use very slight wrist rotation. Don't try to operate each finger itself, rather, rotate towards your thumb and 4th finger.
Hi guys,So today I decided to start learning the first movement of Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto. My goal is to learn all the three movements because I have a youth orchestra willing to perform it two times after the summer with me. However, I already encountered problems on the first day (not so much of a surprise btw). After the orchestra has made it's long tutti exposition the piano comes in at bar 90 or so and it plays a 12 bar introduction after which the orchestra leads it back to the main theme. That's where the piano starts playing a for a long, difficult while with a lot of alberti bass work in the left hand. I find the skips for the bass notes very awkward and my hand becomes very crampy and even goes to sleep after practicing it for a while. Having pinky fingers on the black notes (which is pretty much unavoidable) feels very bad and cramps up my hand (if that's a word) . Can you guys give me some help? Thanks in advance. BW,Marijn
Topic: Help with Alberti bass in Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 