Liszt - La Campanella (100,000 special)
Why Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange recommends it
Music Stack Exchange users link it as a clear reference performance of La Campanella, whether to show fingering choices on the hands, to point at a specific passage, or to discuss how the piece's ending works.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2018 to 2020.
What it is
A 5-minute piano performance of Liszt's La Campanella by Rousseau, who makes piano covers of classical and pop pieces with a reactive on-screen visualizer. The video shows the keyboard and hands during the performance.
What people said
Recommends Aaron · 2020-08 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “Can anyone please tell me how to play this in "La Campanella"?”
Fingering I recommend 1-2-3 for Fx-G#-A# . That works best for my hand, and it's also the fingering used by the following performers (whose hands are visible): Rousseau [this video] Valentina Lisitsa [LINK] Lang Lang [LINK] Kassia [LINK] (Helpful tip: on YouTube, you can use , and . to move frame by frame backward and forward, respectively.) Relaxation Tensing up when playing fast is a frequent problem. You might be tightening your hand to play the grace notes, or tightening your upper arm to move quickly to the high D# . Practice technique Play slowly. Play the first three notes, releasing the A# with a staccato "leap" to the high D# . Your movement should make a single, smooth arc (a parabola).
Cites CakePlusPlus · 2018-08 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “Why is the final section of Liszt's La Campanella working so well?”
The ending section of Liszt's La Campanella is the most beautiful I've heard so far. I'm referring to the change in melody, from this point all the way to the end: It makes for a very intense and dramatic ending while still remaining as elegant as the rest of the piece. I'm wondering what makes it fit so well. Is there any technicality behind the way it was built, or is it just a feeling thing? I have a hunch that there must be something explainable because the resemblance to the original melody is there (e.g. the section right before the YT timestamp, with which it contrasts), unfortunately I lack the proficiency required to analyze it.
Cites WillRoss1 · 2020-05 · Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange · on “What's the reason for switching fingers on these same notes?”
Your example is not just an arbitrary exercise . Without a doubt it was specifically designed to help train your fingers, but it does so in a practical way that demonstrates a possible real world use case . Take a look at the second section. After the sixteenth note run, beginning on A with your 1st finger, you land on E with your 5th, exactly as written. Now imagine repeating the E 3 more times with your 5th before jumping up to play the G with your...5th? Ok, let's try repeating it twice with your 5th, then the last time with your 3rd, then jumping to G with your 5th...better, but still a little awkward. Instead we shift one finger at a time and when we need to get up to the G, our fingers