sustaining pedal

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Denk’s fingers were clean and precise in the running notes of the early variations and even more bravura in the less legato movements, where he was lighter on the sustaining pedal.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2019

Much of the piece has an unsettled, brooding quality, with scattered piano pitches accumulating over sustaining pedal into dissonant clouds.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

With her back turned to the audience, one foot holding down the sustaining pedal, Ms. Chen manipulated several of these magnets in a way that created an amorphous, contented hum.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2014

If only as a record of Mr. Schiff’s current approach to this inexhaustible work — its lyricism achieved without the use of the sustaining pedal — this recording would be invaluable.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2012

Don't use the sustaining pedal too frequently, not even as frequently as indicated on the rolls.

From The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players by Kobbé, Gustav