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I am studying Chopin's Sonata No. 3 in B minor ... at the 22nd measure of the 1st mov. it is a particularly difficult passage (twelve sixteenth notes in intervals of fourths) exactly where maximum precision and clarity of sound are required.
The good (and clever) Katsaris seems to use a particular but certainly easier fingering; it can be clearly seen in the video at the following link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtYUaHm1fak&list=RD02qgkANKRjA4U
what is it about?
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Chopin loved sliding on the keys, so where possible, fingerings are preferred that allow the first or second finger to slide.
I can't tell from the video if Katsaris does this or something else
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It seems to me that the passage (it is measure 20, at 0:41 of the video) is resolved by alternating sixths and fourths in the right hand and entrusting the missing notes to the left. Undoubtedly an effective solution.
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Yes, something similar ... on another occasion during a masterclass (in the following video at minute 3:45) he repeats a student right at that point, but without noting the fingering used in concert, instead adhering to describing the classical one. I believe he studied an easier fingering for the 4th finger (perhaps fa-lab-re with 1st-2nd and 5th RH fingers in unison, and then do with 4th RH finger in unison with mi flat and sol respectively with 4th and 2nd LH fingers, and so on) ... perhaps ... however, the result is excellent
