Comparative Study On Performance Version Of Chopin's Second Piano Sonata Op.35

Chopin's Piano Sonata No.2 is the most brilliant and mature of his three sonatas.Its profound and pluralistic emotional connotation,delicate and complex music structure and varied performing techniques attract pianists,piano professionals and Piano enthusiasts all over the world to compete in playing and learning,which also makes this work enduring and lasting.As a student engaged in piano performance and teaching research,in order to understand this work thoroughly and play in place,it is necessary to analyze and compare different versions of the performance,draw on the essence and gist of it and absorb it into their own performance,in order to achieve the precise grasp of the work.This paper takes Piano Sonata No.2 as the research object,makes an in-depth analysis of its creative background,creative style and music structure,and selects four performers,Horowitz,Pogrelich,Yundi Li and Seong-Jin Cho,who can show Chopin's style in different times and nationalities,in a unique way,to make a comparative analysis of their performance video versions,with a view to making a comparison between them,In order to provide some theoretical guidance for piano playing and teaching,the author tries to find the most complete interpretation of the original version,explore how the playing state and performance skills can more vividly interpret the works,and bring better auditory experience to the audience.The full text is divided into six parts:The first part is the introduction,which states the significance of topic selection and the research status at home and abroad,and clarifies the research methods and innovations.The second part elaborates the background of Chopin's creation from two aspects: the objective conditions of Chopin-living environment and subjective conditions-Inner feelings.The third part interprets the creation style and music structure of the works,paving the way for the performance skills and comparative analysis in the performance version.The fourth part compares the performer's performance version with the music structure from the aspects of speed change,strength range,fingering,limb movement and key touching,and analyses its relationship with melody line,harmony fluctuation and music structure,and obtains some comparative results.In the fifth part,by summarizing and comparing,the causes of the similarities and differences of the performers' version,the problems that should be paid attention to in playing the main paragraphs,reflecting on and combing the comparative content,and putting forward constructive suggestions for the performance and teaching.The sixth part is the conclusion,which summarizes the whole paper and draws conclusions.