I've recently begun the first movement of the fantastic work, "He who hath ears let him hear," and I have never had so much trouble trying to find good fingering for a piece of music! I wish had had specific measures, but quite honestly all of them are giving me issues. I've managed to get through most of the first page (leduc edition), but the second and third page are presenting many problems. Has anyone played this piece and have any advice on developing good fingering??
It's partly because composers run out of names. Could someone please explain how you "meditate" on the Apocolypse?
Good luck in getting through the Langlais - Its a bear of a piece...
Dll927, I believe you know what "Meditations" mean in the context of that organ work. The Apocalypse refers to the Book of Revelations by St. John the Evangelist, from the Greek "Apokalypsis". After I played that work I thought that a better title would be "Five Contemplations on the Apocalypse." The Book, however, was written for Nations in the time of Great Trouble and Trial.
*If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action God will hear everything that he asks* -Abba Zeno-
*Protagoras: "Truth is subjective. What is true for you, and what is true for me, is true for me. Your opinion is true by virtue of its being your opinion."
*Socrates: "My opinion is: Truth is absolute, not opinion, and that you are in absolute error. Since this is my opinion, then according to your philosophy you must grant that it is true."
"Improvisational Art": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxVO3EoCRM
yeah - contemplations may have been a better choice do you think?, but I'd need to see the French original, must search for it!
Unbelievably, Langlais doesn't appear on IMSLP.org!! Also most defies belief ...
And I just realised why: he died in 1991 ... so comes out of copyright in 2041 ... (sigh)
Yup, that good ole copyright - Pesky ain't it?
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