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Just stretch your fingers out. Clenching them then stretching them as far out as possible should help.
Or you can crack your knuckles (discreetly please). Contrary to popular Myth, this does not give you arthritis, it can free up your knuckles, sometimes give the appearence of larger knuckles or longer fingers. But it is an annoying habit, so best to do it discreetly if you are going to do it at all. (One side affect is a loss of grip strength, but this can be countered by hand strenghtening excercises) Great! Thank you much! Remember: Treat yourself like an athlete. Stretch (remember SE orchestra?) before you play! Haha....it's this dratted La Folia piece though...when I'm done with the hemidemisemiquaver runs, my second finger knuckle feels like little knives are stabbing it. Ouchie! La Folia is pretty hard. I'm almost done learning it. The chord runs were hard, but after a while (like three months) your fingers start to get it. I want to perform it too soon, it's a great piece.