BARTÓK | Piano Sonata (1926): I. mm. 219–21

Original:

Piano fingerings for Sonata (1926) by Béla Bartók

Suggested performance:

“The B-flat grace note in m. 220 is extremely awkward when played in the right hand. Catching it with finger 5 in the left hand eliminates the crowding.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 1/1/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkDecember 12, 2019Béla Bartók, Piano Sonata (1926), Michael Clark, avoid crowding, redistribution, grace note(s), awkward passagework, avoid hand crossing