A Study On The Performance Of The First Movement Of Saint-Sa?ns Piano Concerto No.2 In G Minor

Saint-Sa?ns was a French composer during the Romantic period.Throughout his life,he created a large number of works in different genres,with piano works being the main focus.Representative works include "Animal Carnival" and "Skull Dance".He wrote five Piano Concerto.The Piano Concerto No.2 in g minor is his most classic work,which was created at the request of the famous pianist Rubinstein.The first performance of the work won widespread praise from the audience.The first movement of Piano Concerto No.2 in g minor has a lot of characteristics such as dazzlement,grand band texture and strong improvisation,which can be seen as the continuation of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto.His music is characterized by "classical elegance" and can be said to be the first neoclassicist in history.This paper discusses the first movement of the second Piano Concerto in g minor with four chapters.The first chapter tells the life of Saint-Sa?ns and the creation background of "Piano Concerto No.2 in g minor" from two parts.The second chapter is music text analysis,which discusses the work from two aspects: musical structure and harmony.The third chapter analyzes the main performance techniques in the work: octaves;Double tone playing techniques;Selection of legato fingering techniques;Performance processing of arpeggio texture;And discuss the application of pedals and other aspects.Finally,an analysis is conducted on the coordination between the two pianos,mainly including familiarity with the score,coordination of beat points,alternation of voice parts,conversion and comparison of speed,and conversion of strength.