Verbalis J. - Natural Fingering - A Topographical Approach to Pianism

Chopin's Projet de méthode was a revolutionary work, introducing the recognition of the keyboard's extraordinary symmetry. This symmetry is explored in Natural Fingering, which delves into fingering matters for a vast repertoire. Charles Eschmann-Dumur's discoveries of symmetrical inversion are also discussed, as well as a biokinetic-based fingering strategy. The book provides fingerings for all fundamental forms and an extensive discussion of double note challenges. Additionally, there is a companion website which features excerpts from the repertoire, extended discussions, and a comprehensive manual of the fundamental forms with symmetrically adjusted fingerings. Natural Fingering is an important resource for pianists, as it is the first comprehensive discussion of fingering solutions since Hummel's treatise of 1828.