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Topic: Liszt Transcendental Etude 7 "Eroica"  (Read 2270 times)

Offline ranjit

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Liszt Transcendental Etude 7 "Eroica"
on: December 05, 2024, 08:58:24 PM

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Re: Liszt Transcendental Etude 7 "Eroica"
Reply #1 on: December 06, 2024, 12:40:39 AM
I have to ask - how big are your hands... because you looked like you weren't even struggling to play some of those chunky chords.

If I had to guess... can you reach a 12th?

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Re: Liszt Transcendental Etude 7 "Eroica"
Reply #2 on: December 06, 2024, 05:18:00 AM
I have to ask - how big are your hands... because you looked like you weren't even struggling to play some of those chunky chords.

If I had to guess... can you reach a 12th?
I can reach an eleventh on the white keys but right at the edge, a tenth is comfortable.

And thanks for listening! :)

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Re: Liszt Transcendental Etude 7 "Eroica"
Reply #3 on: December 07, 2024, 12:16:50 AM
I can reach an eleventh on the white keys but right at the edge, a tenth is comfortable.

Damn... such is the dream. I did listen to some of it - I will give it a more in-depth listen later.
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