mei-ting sun video

[BoliverAllmon]

I just watched mei-ting vid from his site. I was curious what is the fingering he is using for all of those trills. it looks like he is alternating between 2,1 instead of alternating 2,3 but good be really bad off.

boliver

[erak]

1323132313231323


once u get it right, works like a charm.

[BoliverAllmon]

that is what I thought. Is there a specific reason for doing this?

[Waldszenen]

13231323 is called Thalberg's Trill, after the pianist who invented it (reportedly Liszt's equal).

It's supposedly the fastest trilling combination you can ever get, but it's annoying to practise at first. Way better than the usual 23 though.

[nomis]

that is what I thought. Is there a specific reason for doing this?

Probably to relieve stress from only using 2 and 3.

[BoliverAllmon]

No wonder why the thalberg trill has been so difficult for me. I have been trying to do it 123121312131 LOL I will have to try this one out.

[Waldszenen]

Hehe

Well, most pianists don't bother with Thalberg's trill anyway.

[BoliverAllmon]

Hehe

Well, most pianists don't bother with Thalberg's trill anyway.

why?

[bravuraoctaves]

Hehe

Well, most pianists don't bother with Thalberg's trill anyway.

Well, it's a good thing to use, so why not?

[Waldszenen]

It is indeed a good thing to do, but I've got heaps of piano videos and only ONE so far has a Thalberg's trill in it, and moreover you can achieve the same results using 2-3 or 2-4 for short trills.


Thalberg's trill is for really long ones that span over bars, IMO.

[BoliverAllmon]

It is indeed a good thing to do, but I've got heaps of piano videos and only ONE so far has a Thalberg's trill in it, and moreover you can achieve the same results using 2-3 or 2-4 for short trills.


Thalberg's trill is for really long ones that span over bars, IMO.

If I remember correctly Rubinstein used the Thalberg on the trills in Saint-Saens PC 2 and those are pretty short and quick

[Waldszenen]

Horowitz used it often too, and I think even Mozart did.

This is making me want to practise it again.

[BoliverAllmon]

Horowitz used it often too, and I think even Mozart did.

This is making me want to practise it again.

yeah I know mozart used it. Horowitz I don't know of though. i wonder about liszt?

boliver

[DarkWind]

...I think even Mozart did.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756-1791

Sigismond Thalberg
1812-1871

Why don't we call it the Mozart trill, then?

[Waldszenen]

Thalberg made it famous by trilling with with it for hours during a performance once.

[DarkWind]

Woah. I guess I know why they call him Liszt's rival, now.

[Axtremus]

Thalberg made it famous by trilling with with it for hours during a performance once.

Ah... how time has changed...

Wonder what would the critiques and Piano Forumites might write if some one trills for hours during a performance today.

And Thalberg's "Triller" just might out-sell Jackson's "Thriller."