Things I should know before practicing Ilmari Hanninkaisen Virvatuli?

[marmima]

Hey, my pianoteacher recently recommended me to practice Hanninkainen's Virvatuli op. 4 no. 4 as my next bigger scale project, and I was just wondering if there are any important things I should know before practicing it to avoid bad habits? (technical and/or interpretational).

Thanks

[outin]

Hey, my pianoteacher recently recommended me to practice Hanninkainen's Virvatuli op. 4 no. 4 as my next bigger scale project, and I was just wondering if there are any important things I should know before practicing it to avoid bad habits? (technical and/or interpretational).

Thanks

First, do you know what virvatuli is?

[marmima]

Yup, I'm Finnish

[kalospiano]

I have no suggestion whatsoever but I wanted to thank you for making me discover this piece, it's very interesting and I had no idea it even existed

[outin]

Yup, I'm Finnish

I guess that explains the choice of piece.
 For interpretation it helps to know the concept. I don't think I've heard this piece, but you made me curious...is the score available online?

Edit: Listened to it. It's a bit of a show off piece. Just some general advice considering you earlier questions on practice habits: Start slow and practice carefully...it will be tempting, but don't go too fast and too soon. Analyze what, how and why before repeated practice and memorization to get it right from the beginning.

[lostinidlewonder]

...is the score available online?

IMSLP is your friend

https://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/0/01/IMSLP268382-PMLP29460-Hannikainen_will_o_the_wisp.pdf

This is a cool piece, it is one of those which sound much harder than it really is, although its not a simple piece to play well! The double thirds trills probably most frightening.

[outin]

IMSLP is your friend

https://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/0/01/IMSLP268382-PMLP29460-Hannikainen_will_o_the_wisp.pdf

Silly me, googled with the original Finnish title... Thanks!