Every hand is different. Often large hands or hands with wide reach are thought to be an advantage in piano playing. In general, hands are getting bigger as bodies do. That makes some big stretches in old keyboard music more accessible, and less risky. Very wide fingers are a difficulty. It may be impossible to play in between the piano's black keys -- as it was for Walter Gieseking. We know that a few players of the modern piano (Daniel … [Read more...]