![Need help with legato octave technique, specifically in this section of Chopin's first Ballade. It is difficult for me to play these runs smoothly and without tension, and without "locking" the hand Need help with legato octave technique, specifically in this section of Chopin's first Ballade. It is difficult for me to play these runs smoothly and without tension, and without "locking" the hand](https://preview.redd.it/need-help-with-legato-octave-technique-specifically-in-this-v0-16jauiml9n3a1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=63bb9342d0858c72d8560f808ae8f13b6d20f65b)
Need help with legato octave technique, specifically in this section of Chopin's first Ballade. It is difficult for me to play these runs smoothly and without tension, and without "locking" the hand
![Piano Technique: playing parallel octaves in LEGATO (Video and score attached) OPINIONS from 3 pianists | Arioso7's Blog (Shirley Kirsten) Piano Technique: playing parallel octaves in LEGATO (Video and score attached) OPINIONS from 3 pianists | Arioso7's Blog (Shirley Kirsten)](https://arioso7.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/parallel-octaves-in-legato.jpg)
Piano Technique: playing parallel octaves in LEGATO (Video and score attached) OPINIONS from 3 pianists | Arioso7's Blog (Shirley Kirsten)
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