Fantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor (Op. 66)


Annotated Study Edition (2)

Bars 7 - 10

The arm leads the hand (RH). A thumb-under legato approach for the ascending arpeggio is problematic for small hands. Instead, shift the arm across from one hand position to the next, allowing a small rotary release from the 4th finger to the thumb: The 4th finger on the descending part of the sextuplet group (LH) allows the most natural transition to the next group. There are several such instances throughout the piece – watch out for them. While the hand must obviously disengage from the...

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