This is me playing the 4th mvt of Brahms 2nd Concerto. Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83, IV: Allegretto grazioso
I think the best way is to read the score on the couch. Try to memorize a few bars, and then go to the piano and try to play what you have just...
The more fear you successfully overcome the more exhilarating your performance will be. You will never eliminate fear before a performance and you...
How to do it Try this with just a bar or two: Play the right hand 4 times in a row, forte Then play the Left hand 4 times in a row piano...
Octave Glissandi Some pianists rub the tip of the 5th finger on the greasy part of the head or palm just before doing downward octave glissandi.
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This is Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major K414, ANAM String Orchestra, John Harding conducting. Please help me out with any suggestions.
Horowitz has a control of color and pedalling that is unparalleled. He has mastered the art of sounding amazing, which is much different to just...
When playing fast, do not even attempt to play legato, and do not turn the thumb under at all. Does this help? There are also many different ways...
Repeated notes Try flicking the corner of the key with each finger. Also, try accenting the first note of each group of four. Also, once you work...
Horowitz often accents the first one or two note of the trill and make the rest of the notes pianissimo. Remember, there is an optimum speed...
3rds I use the same fingering as you, but just out of interest, here is one of Godowsky's fingerings (starting on c/eb) 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 4...
weak 4th finger I agree that the 4th finger should not be avoided in practise because you need to become proficient with that finger. I would...
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