Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 3

       A pianist writes complaining of problems of stretching and discomfort in the middle section of this otherwise quite playable etude. It seems at first to be a problem of fingering, but it turns out to be more one of technical approach.

Chopin Op. 10, No. 3  Fingering Approaches

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Note: In the left hand, the 4th interval of a sixth

 should be 5-2, not 4-2. Also, the tempo should be eighth-note = 100.