BARTÓK | Piano Sonata (1926): I. mm. 157–71

 
Piano fingerings for Sonata (1926) by Béla Bartók
Piano fingerings for Sonata (1926) by Béla Bartók

“Taking the B-flat from the lower staff into the right hand in m. 158 is the only way I can manage the awkwardness of this measure. When possible, taking the grace notes in the left hand facilitates a stronger sforzando on the arrival note.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 1/1/2020

 
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