traumeri by schuman:chord fingering?

In the second measure of the bass clef is a chord just beyond the width of my hand. I have been rolling it. Is there a better solution? thanks

my : hand. I have been rolling it. Is there a better solution? : thanks : Penny :

I have two editions, the first with a rolled chord 'squiggle.' The other version, probably more authentic (but equal in execution), shows a gracenote Bb and F, with the latter tied to the 'real' F. Looks like one note at a time is indicated (with pedal, of course), arriving at the top D on the beat with the r.h. F octave.

Great piece of music - thanks for having me look at it again!

Alfred Masterwork Edition :

B and F as two grace notes, played with 5 and 3 , and then the D. (To be sure, the notes are Si-5 Fa-3 and Re ; I learned the Do Re Mi notation ).

Yes, roll it, but tastefully. I like to play the roll begining after the first high F, finishing at the same time as the second F.

Also, note in the first F chord, Schumann directs you to play the C-A with the left hand and the F-C with the right, which gives you a slight difference in color if you played without crossing the thumbs.

Lovely work. as are many other of these 'scenes.'

Very simply to learn, but they take a lifetime to play well.

Have fun.

Penny, This was one of Vladimir Horowitz's favorite pieces to play as a final encore at a Sunday afternoon recital

Hi Penny:

My Henle urtext edition marks this as a two-note, sixteenth grace note from Bb to F, followed by the F-D chord with (and this is important) a tie marked between the grace F and the real F notes. This indicates sort of an arpeggio except that the second note is not released and the last two notes continue on as a chord the third note being played synchronously with the RH chord. This is how I have always played it and how it sounds in nearly all the recordings I have heard. Measure 6 is notated the same way.

This is a beautiful piece. I remember playing it in a public recital when I was younger. When I began the piece I could literally hear a woman in the front row say, 'Oh, I love this song!' in recognition.

Good luck!

Don

Thanks everyone. I love this newsgroup!!

best penny

It is a lovely piece. For me, quite difficult, but I am getting there.

Dear doogle, If I could play it with a tenth the feeling that Horowitz could conjure

You'll find an even tougher chord in the final few bars!