Hello all,
Sorry for revisiting "Mirage" again, but I just had a few questions, if anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.
The only part of the piece that I really can't play is the last half of the second-to-the-last page, and the first half of the last page. The runs at the end I can actually do, not at the speed I want it quite yet, but its getting there. But for that part mentioned about, does anyone have any suggestions as to how to approach this?
Also, should I assume that ALL rolls in this piece are NOT handed rolls?
The piece is coming along well, putting in alot of hours into it. I hope that in the coming week I will have it "down" so that I can work more on interpretation and working on my "target practice" on some of the fast runs. 😉
~Behzad

Behzad,

Yes, that's the hardest part of the piece, especially immediately before "f-3", which is often done as hands alternating instead of unison. The composer, however, has indicated that he prefers the version written.

Give the overall accel. gesture the proper shape, even if you have to start slower and more gradual due to lack of high end speed.

Yes, all rolls are traditional, not one-handed.

I trust you have corrected the minor misprints:

letter c (should be letter b-4), D natural
six measures after letter c & c-4 , third note F, not D
after letter c-4, no A over F#
letter e-2, 1/8 = 152, not 1/4
four measures after letter e-3 , repeated G#, not G#-A
two measures after letter e-4, D#/F# LH
three measures after letter e-4, G/A at end
two measures after letter f-1, D/C# RH, not B/C#
before letter f-3, all major 7ths in RH (E/D#, not D/D#).
after letter f-3, second run starts on E, not D

Good luck!

WM