Secrets of LEGATO - A Comprehensive Piano Lesson

Sorry for a cracking in my voice mic, I will try to find a solution to get rid of this issue for the future.

Legato in piano playing is a huge and controversial topic that raises many discussions and debates among pianists. In this video I share with you my own approach to legato, largely inherited in the course of my diverse studies, partially developed on my own. Some people from certain countries would claim that some of these ways of legato playing belong to their national piano school.
God forgive them.

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00:45 Legato Problematics on Piano
03:30 Phrasing as a key to Legato
05:56 Basic rules of phrasing
11:13 A great tip to improve your phrasing/Legato
14:24 Approaching a leap on Legato
17:13 Exiting a long note on Legato
21:18 Two-notes Legato rule
22:47 Body language, arm movements
25:02 Why finger legato is still important
28:23 When we must avoid finger legato
31:57 “Classical” vs “Romantic” legato
33:37 Alternative meanings of slurs
37:20 Articulation vs phrasing slurs


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