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Posted by 02 However, in Schubert's B flat major sonata (Op. Posthumous), there is a section where you play each note twice and then proceed to the next note and play it twice and so on through a sequence of several measures. Here, because of the rhythm and the changing of harmony at different times between hands, I have found it essential to use the alternating fingering on the repeated notes. It's not for better tone; it's for keeping track of where your fingers are in the beat. One problem I haven't solved is the repeating octaves in Schubert's Erlkonig. There's no alternting here. One has to simply play the repeating notes as fast as possible without tightening the wrist. I can't do it. Yet.
on 7/20/2007, 11:06 am, in reply to "Re: piano fingerings for romantic era music question"
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I use the same finger almost always. Although I am not a piano pedagogue, I have played for over 30 years, and I let comfort, ease, and sound dictate decisions like that. The fingerings you cite are usually the ones published (alternating between 1 and 2), but I find that annoying when I can do the exact same thing with one finger.
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