wide arpeggio — Piano Fingerings Database

BEETHOVEN | Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 73 ("Emperor"): I. mm. 220–24

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major ("Emperor"), Op. 73, by Ludwig van Beethoven

Submitted by Osip Nikiforov

Published on 3/15/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkOctober 10, 2019Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat ("Emperor"), Osip Nikiforov, wide arpeggio, redistributionComment

BRAHMS | Sonata in D Minor for Piano and Violin, Op. 108: I. 208–13

Piano fingerings for Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108, by Johannes Brahms

“This distribution divides the triplets more evenly between the hands, eliminating finger crossing where possible.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 1/1/2020

Chamber MusicMichael ClarkAugust 7, 2019Johannes Brahms, Violin Sonata (Op. 108), Michael Clark, avoid finger crossing, wide arpeggio, redistribution

BRAHMS | Sonata in F Minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1: IV. 15–16

“I find it easier to take the last notes of these wide arpeggios in the right hand.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 1/1/2020

Chamber MusicMichael ClarkAugust 2, 2019Johannes Brahms, Clarinet Sonata in F Minor (Op. 120/1), Michael Clark, redistribution, wide arpeggio, avoid finger crossing

DEBUSSY | Images, Book I: Reflets dans l'eau: mm. 38–39

Piano fingerings for Images, Book 1 (Reflets dans l’eau), by Claude Debussy

“Taking the first note of this gesture in the left hand eliminates the wide stretch.”

Submitted by Michael Clark with thanks to Craig Nies

Published on 1/1/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkFebruary 20, 2019Claude Debussy, Images (Book 1), Michael Clark, redistribution, wide arpeggio, avoid stretch

RAVEL | Jeux d'eau, m. 9

Piano fingerings for Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/6/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 70.

Solo Piano, Special CollectionMichael ClarkApril 28, 2017Maurice Ravel, Jeux d'eau, Dorothy Brandwein, redistribution, break up running passage, facilitate leap, wide arpeggioComment

RAVEL | Jeux d'eau, m. 13

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/6/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 70.

Solo Piano, Special CollectionMichael ClarkApril 28, 2017Maurice Ravel, Jeux d'eau, Dorothy Brandwein, redistribution, wide arpeggio, avoid stretch, reduce position shiftsComment

RAVEL | Jeux d'eau, m. 14

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/6/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 70.

Solo Piano, Special CollectionMichael ClarkApril 28, 2017Maurice Ravel, Jeux d'eau, Dorothy Brandwein, redistribution, wide arpeggio, reduce position shifts, avoid stretchComment

RAVEL | Jeux d'eau, m. 65

SPECIAL COLLECTION | Dorothy Brandwein’s Ravel Fingerings

Published on 4/6/2022 with the author’s permission

First appeared in Dorothy Woster Brandwein, "Divisi Fingering in Selected Passages from Ravel's Solo Piano Works" (DMA diss., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 1981), 72.

Solo Piano, Special CollectionMichael ClarkApril 28, 2017Maurice Ravel, Jeux d'eau, Dorothy Brandwein, redistribution, avoid stretch, wide arpeggio, reduce position shiftsComment

R. SCHUMANN | Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: VIII. Ende vom Lied: mm. 2–3

Piano fingerings for Ende vom Lied from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12, by Robert Schumann

“Taking the top of the left roll as an octave eliminates a fingering crossing, resulting in a more secure delivery.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 1/1/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkOctober 20, 2016Robert Schumann, Fantasiestücke (Op. 12), Michael Clark, wide arpeggio, redistribution, grace note(s), avoid finger crossing

R. SCHUMANN | Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. mm. 173–80

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, by Robert Schumann

“The left hand can grab the bottom note of the right-hand arpeggio using the same gesture required in the first movement’s ‘Passionato’ section. This greatly lightens the right hand’s task.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 1/1/2020