Doublereed Archive - Posting 000056.txt from 2002/11

From: Ilana Grace Cofield <gcofield@-----.com>
Subj: [Doublereed-l] fingering in the Saint Saens oboe sonata
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 19:10:04 -0500

I have a few questions about playing this piece.

In the 3rd movement, bar 58, it is a little difficult getting from the D
to the F quickly and cleanly. What fingering would be the best for the
F. My teacher reccomended forked F but it seems to me left F would
easyer in some ways. But I'm struggling with both fingerings, they both
have different problems. Which one would you guys reccomend? and besides
practicing very slowly, what advice would you offer for this tricky
area. Its just the D-F and that grouplet that are giving me problems.
Does anyone have any advice how to get presise and clean finger
coordination for this passage?

thank you
-Ilana