The Comparative Study On Recording Version Of Rachmaninoff's " Prelude In C-sharp Minor"

Russian musician Rachmaninoff(hereinafter referred to as Rach)is an outstandi-ng representative of the late romanticism.Works he create are very broad,involving vocal music,instrumental music,symphony,etc.,Prelude in C-Sharp Minor(hereinafter referred to as C-Sharp Minor)is one of his piano solo works,and has been collectively published officially with other later created works-Elegie,Melody,Polichinelle,Sere-nade,which is also the very first set of Rach's published piano solo works,known as Morceaux de Fantasia.His music is always steeped in sentimental feelings.His music can be viewed as an narrative of his life,he views music as taking in the energy,which is indispensable.He infilled all his love,pain,grief,and piety into his music.C-Sharp Minor is the graduation work of Rach from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892,as the music Is so striking and this made him famous,and also becomes his must-play work at the end of each concert.With the purpose of gain more deep understanding of this music work,this paper will take an example of the music score Serge Rachmaninoff Preludes For Piano,which is published by Hunan Art and Literature Press.Through choose in total six composer including the composer himself(Rach,Ashkenazy,Wiesenberg,Shelley,Linpany,Nebolsin),taking into consideration of the recording technology,era background,age differences,collecting relevant data to conduct the sound recording version analysis.This paper will be divided into three parts:the first part is to elaborate the work,s creating environment,and then analyse three recordings played by composer himself;the second part would be the detailed analyse aiming towards five verified interpreted music works among many pianist versions,and it will be further researched based on the intensity,speed,etc.The third part is to exploring different influences when given considerations in different backgrounds,physiological psychology and other factors when trying to interpret his work,and then through delving the study results to achieve the enlightenment and reflection result from the performance and teaching process.