Sostenuto vs Indidivual sustain

[Richard Moody]

>What do you do with the Rachmaninof Prelude in C# minor?

I never thought of using sostenuto there but giving it a try I don't like it
because I can't move my hands fast enough on the upper chords.  They sound
choppy.   If I use both pedals then I suppose it can sound interesting.  But I
am not a pianist and barely know just the opening measures.   How does Rac do it
on recordings or how is it done on the rolls?
    With the "Moody Individual Sustain Sytem" ®™  ; )  you could press the sos
at anytime, which would pick up what ever the ummm the MISS pedal is holding
then release the IS pedal and still have only those notes sustaining but now the
other notes you are playing won't sustain.   I can imagine both pedals used in
conjunction.  I can hardly wait to try it on a waltz.    ---ric




----- Original Message -----
From: David M. Porritt <dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: Sostenuto vs Indidivual sustain


Ric:

What do you do with the Rachmaninof Prelude in C# minor? (The only piece I ever
played that needed the sostenuto).  After you play the low C# octaves, then hold
the pedal, you DON'T want the other notes you play to continue as long as the
C#s.  The whole point is to have notes that sustain, and other notes that don't.

dave

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On 2/7/01 at 11:50 PM Richard Moody wrote:

>    Don't get me wrong, I am  not advocating getting rid of the sos pedal.
Come
>to think of it, such a pedal might make the sos pedal even more appealing.  It
>could catch the notes you held down with individual sustain without requiring
>the agravating "accuracy" of timing the sos pedal.  And BTW I want a dollar for
>every piano this is put into.  Thank you.
>                 ---ric
>