I have started to practise this lovely Adagio and I am struggling with the right hand fingering in measure 19.
Is there a more comfortable solution than the one I have come up with and still play legato? I would prefer not to use the pedal instead of finger legato, because I don't like the booming sound of a pedal in a piece that is otherwise played without a pedal.
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Are you sure it should be played without pedal?
Legato doesn't mean every single note has to be legato. On m. 19 the melody shifts to the middle voice so I would not do all this finger switching and just lift finger 5 while keeping the middle line legato. It will still sound legato.
Josephine Are you sure it should be played without pedal?
Not at all! But I'll start playing as legato as I can with my fingers.
BartK egato doesn't mean every single note has to be legato. On m. 19 the melody shifts to the middle voice so I would not do all this finger switching and just lift finger 5 while keeping the middle line legato. It will still sound legato.
Good idea!
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I would not use the combo 3-4 for the Bb and D in bars 19 and 20. Too awkward. Try using 3-5 in bar 19 and not switch to the 4th finger on D. In bar 20, try 1-3 on the Bb and D.
