How to play this

[Klaus]

I suggest taking every second note of the trill, including the D, with the left hand (with some crossover). The RH then only has to repeat the E many times, for which I suggest a 5-4-3-2-1 fingering for additional speed.

NNTTM.

[George K]

@kluurs said in How to play this:

The Henle Urtext indicates a 2 for the e-natural. I haven't played this work, but I'll look through my library.

Yeah, that's what my edition shows as well. My teacher has a different Henle edition - I'll have to ask her.

IOW, start the trill on F, with 3?

ETA: And thank you @Klaus , I'll give it a try. But it won't be at tempo - yet.

[Axtremus]

The pattern is trill-turn-arpeggio. For my right hand, I would use 3-4 for the trills. Someone with longer/stronger pinky may go for 5-4. :man-shrugging:

[George K]

@Axtremus said in How to play this:

I would use 3-4 for the trills

I've always had a hard time with those. Not enough practice, I suppose.

[Axtremus]

Another option is to trill with a 3-1 then transition to 2-3-4.
Like, 1-3-1-3-1-3-1-2-3-4-3-2-1.

[Klaus]

@George-K said in How to play this:

ETA: And thank you @Klaus , I'll give it a try. But it won't be at tempo - yet.

Don't give it a try. I was just messing with you

[George K]

@Klaus said in How to play this:

@George-K said in How to play this:

ETA: And thank you @Klaus , I'll give it a try. But it won't be at tempo - yet.

Don't give it a try.

Too late. I did.

Anyone know a good chiropractor in the Chicago area?

[kluurs]

@George-K said in How to play this:

@kluurs said in How to play this:

The Henle Urtext indicates a 2 for the e-natural. I haven't played this work, but I'll look through my library.

Yeah, that's what my edition shows as well. My teacher has a different Henle edition - I'll have to ask her.

IOW, start the trill on F, with 3?

Yes - exactly. One always starts the trill on the note above. See the edition below by Bax.

In Bach, those trills always start on the note

[LuFins Dad]

The best way to play it? On Spotify while drinking a scotch and discussing what fingering your would use for the trill…

[kluurs]

I've added a couple of new things to me practicing repertoire. One is actively recording myself. i seem to focus more effectively when knowing I'm recording myself. it's not quite like having an audience - but a step above just playing and not caring as much about those uninvited mistakes. The second thing that is easier in this day and age is playing along with a recorded performance. In a couple of instances, I caught additional errant practices on my part. I see both my own and the professional performer's efforts in a new light. I've sometimes been irritated by an emphasis that the prof has taken. Of course, I've also got some ideas - places to consider nuances that I'd missed or hadn't considered. I use my iPhone, Apple Classical and bone conduction headphones for these efforts.

[George K]

@kluurs said in How to play this:

bone conduction headphones for these efforts

You're happy with those?

I was wondering about replacing the cheapo headphones that came with my (I forget which) digital piano.

[kluurs]

I wouldn't use bone conduction with the digital. They're not as good a modestly priced over ear headphones - but they're perfect for listening to Charles Rosen playing the same Bach as I am. I can fit my good phones over my ears at the same time - and they work well with a real piano. I'm playing them at a lower volume - and seeing how in synch I am with the real performer. It is through such efforts that I strive to move from bad playing to inspired mediocrity, the highest level of performance I can hope to achieve.