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SCRIABIN | Prelude in A Major, Op. 11, No. 7: mm. 17–23

Piano fingerings for Prelude in A Major, Op. 11, No. 7, by Alexander Scriabin

“Taking some notes of the inner voice with the left hand allows better fingering in the right hand.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkAugust 15, 2016Alexander Scriabin, Preludes (Op. 11), Michael Clark, avoid stretch, reduce position shifts, redistribution, Op. 11–7Comment

SCRIABIN | Prelude in B Major, Op. 11, No. 11: mm. 1–2

Piano fingerings for Prelude in B Major, Op. 11, No. 11, by Alexander Scriabin

“The left hand often reaches directly into the hand position of the right hand. It’s simpler to have the right hand play these notes.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkAugust 15, 2016Alexander Scriabin, Preludes (Op. 11), Michael Clark, reduce position shifts, wide accompaniment pattern, redistribution, Share Middle Voice Between Hands, Op. 11–11Comment

SCRIABIN | Prelude in B Major, Op. 11, No. 11: mm. 19–24

Piano fingerings for Prelude in B Major, Op. 11, No. 11, by Alexander Scriabin

“These distributions prevent unnecessarily large shifts in position in both hands.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkAugust 15, 2016Alexander Scriabin, Preludes (Op. 11), Michael Clark, split large chord, wide accompaniment pattern, redistribution, Op. 11–11Comment

SCRIABIN | Prelude in G-flat Major, Op. 11, No. 13: m. 5

“I find this fingering gives me more control over the sound of the various lines.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkAugust 15, 2016Alexander Scriabin, Preludes (Op. 11), Michael Clark, improve legato, improve voicing, redistribution, Op. 11–13Comment

VINE | Five Bagatelles: II. 30–42

Piano fingerings for Five Bagatelles by Carl Vine

“I prefer this hand-over-hand arrangement.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 3/15/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkDecember 15, 2015Carl Vine, Five Bagatelles, Michael Clark, hand crossing, redistributionComment

WEBER | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24: IV. Rondo ("Perpetuum mobile"): mm. 26–27

Piano fingerings for Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24 (“Perpetual motion”) by Carl Maria von Weber

“Taking these notes in the left hand provides better balance between the hands and gives relief to the right hand’s constant motion.”

Submitted by Bill Brown with thanks to Menahem Pressler

Published on 5/14/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkNovember 24, 2015Carl Maria von Weber, Piano Sonata in C Major (Op. 24), redistribution, Improve balance, William Brown, alternating figure, alternating handsComment

WEBER | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24: IV. Rondo ("Perpetuum mobile"): mm. 30–31

Piano fingerings for Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24 (“Perpetual Motion”) by Carl Maria von Weber

“Taking these notes in the left hand provides better balance between the hands and gives relief to the right hand’s constant motion.”

Submitted by Bill Brown with thanks to Menahem Pressler

Published on 5/14/2020

Solo PianoMichael ClarkNovember 24, 2015Carl Maria von Weber, Piano Sonata in C Major (Op. 24), Improve balance, redistribution, William Brown, alternating figure, alternating handsComment