Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-12-25 20:38
zhangray4 wrote:
> Any suggestions on how to play the opening Bb at pianissimo?
> Fingerings? Breath support? Tonguing?
>
My first reaction is to be careful about what you're trying to accomplish. In all but one edition I have handy, the first note is marked piano (soft), not pianissimo (as soft as possible). The Henle urtext version isn't marked at all (the included C. Baermann version, which is based on his father's performances, says only piano). The Breitkopf score likewise has no dynamic marking for the entrance. Only the strings are marked pianissimo. That's not necessarily a meaningless difference.
IMO, more important than entering pianissimo (an extreme) are entering cleanly without an accent and being in tune. I haven't tried any of your fingerings yet. I assume they must be easy to start, or they wouldn't offer any advantage over the standard RH side key. But I think it's critical (and I would value very highly as a judge) that whatever fingering you use be accurate without having to be humored or "fudged."
Karl
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