To get started Josh Wright shows you some hand crossings, fingerings and pedalling.
Josh's key points are:
- Complete control over the hands to get an atmospheric sound of background water. Josh suggest flatter fingers and pulling back of the fingers to get a softer sound. Finger staccatto, fingertips to help releasing cleanly and having a solid touch within a soft dynamic.
- The first part should not be stormy (or too tumultuous), rather more very soft - and evocative of a 'sigh'.
- In the score note that m.s. (left hand) and m.d. (right hand)
As ever, Josh Wright has a Q&A tips and strategy sessions here for more technical aspects:
Here's a tutorial (below) from the French Pianiste - youtube site. You can get this translated into english in Youtube first by turning on the closed captions, then selecting in the settings menu - auto generate (translate) and select English. Here are some of the key ideas, it's mainly for advanced pianists who have grasped the notes and the more technical basics and want to improve on the expression and interpretation.
- The rapid accompaniment in the left hand is like the the human breathe, with a 'aerial' melody in the right hand.
- Be careful not to make abrupt movements that disturb the flow of the melody.
- Bar 9, the bass changes and so the harmony and more expression
- With the octave broken melody - try not to rush these and have a direction with the melody.
- Bar 18-19 masssive
Edna Golandsky Masterclass in New York City Yamaha, 2018.
Alan Frazer masterclass in 2008 in Austria.
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