Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances No.1 Question

[cero1214]

Hello evrerybody, I'm new in the forum. I've been practising Romanian Folk Dances No.1 for a while but I came across with a section in which the score marks to play low A with the right hand and a high C# - E chord with the left hand (it's in the ninth bar), so while interpretation I end up crossing hands. My question is: Why should I play it like this? Is there something wrong if I just play the whole chord just with my left hand??

Thanks very much, I expect your answers

[coolpianoman]

Good old Jane comes to the rescue see this. I am no expert but the use of the left hand crossing over allows the 2nd finger to be used with the same pressure as the bass note. A beautiful playing of the piece follows Jane's tutorial which also crosses over emphasising the strong rhythm.