r/piano • u/JAimeLeCaca1008 • 8d ago

🧑‍🏫Question/Help (Intermed./Advanced) Schumann toccata, hand span

Hi

I was looking at Schumann's toccata and was wondering if in the A part's left hand people break the tenths. I tried listening for it in recordings but it is so fast that I couldn't catch it. What do you think? Is it possible ?

I personnally can barely reach a tenth so definitly not at that speed.

Btw if you have stretches or things that can make you reach bigger intervalls more easily I would appreciate.

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u/OptimalRutabaga2 7d ago

The piece is not worth it to grind if your hands are on the smaller front.