etude op 7 no 5 italiano pietro deiro

[Mike K]

I played this song for competitions when I was a teenager, now trying to learn it again 50 years later. The part with the 64th notes is killing me. Fingers just do not move fast enough to play it. Do not remember it being that bad but memory not that good either. Wondering if anyone has a recording of this song. I would love to listen to it, maybe help me in re learning it. Tried Youtube and WWW, found nothing except paper copies of the sheet music for sale.

 

[JerryPH]

I did the same, nothing around that I know, unless someone here wants to post a video of it. I fear you may need to go the harder travelled route and basically relearn it again. At least there is your memory to touch on... but don't solely depend on it, rely on the sheet music!

 

[Mike K]

I did the same, nothing around that I know, unless someone here wants to post a video of it. I fear you may need to go the harder travelled route and basically relearn it again. At least there is your memory to touch on... but don't solely depend on it, rely on the sheet music!

I have the sheet music. Just cannot remember how I ever played those notes at speed. Need to slow it down ridiculously to try to play it. Repitition will help somewhat, especially on rest of the song but 64th notes are pretty tough. Relearning it and Magnante's version of Tsciakowsky Piano Concerto...that is going smoother except accessing some of the register changes on the left hand. need some quick fingering to do the switches without creating a break. These were some of the competition pieces from my early teens. Later my instructor, Basil ROnzitti, Erie Pa went into more "contempory" stuff. harder and also not as pleasant for most people to listen to.

 

[JerryPH]

So the issue is not needing to hear the song as much as there are current physical limitations

Mike, depending on the person, some may not be able to play as well as they did when they were at their prime... there is no way I can play many of my favorite pieces today that I played when I was 16... but that doesn't mean we cannot enjoy music nor does it mean that we cannot play complex music again... but we do need to respect the limitations life has handed us.

I do not mean that you should not try this piece that you have issues with, instead I want to encourage you, go for it, take your time but push hard, supplement with exercises, let it take months or years before you get it!

But, if you cannot do it, don't get discouraged, ALL musicians fall to the demands that time places on us. So much music, so little time.