Rachmaninoff: Playing Second Piano Concerto Study On Fingering And Pedal

The second piano concerto of Rachmaninoff,finished by the year of 1901,is one of the important works of the Russian piano literature,which is one of the most successful piano masterpieces of Rachmaninoff who is Russian composer,conductor and pianist.The concerto,in which permeates with passion and strength and realizes the sprits of the Russia’s emerging bourgeois intellectuals,is bright,honest,complicated and profound.It not only reflects the romantic style,but also establishes Rachmaninoff’s impact and status in the field of Russian folk music.For most players Rachmaninoff’s musical works of the piano is a big problem,because of its frequent large span performance which makes a lot of players who like Rachmaninoff’s musical works of the piano can’t play the piano works because of a lack of fingers talent,and it is a pity.This paper discusses and analyzes the skills about how to use fingering and pedals when playing Rachmaninoff ’s impressive and representative works detailedly.In the third part,the paper put forward solutions about the works whole difficulties of fingering.At the same time,the paper analyzes and studies how to use pedals during the third movement.Based on the study of using skills of fingering and pedal when playing the second piano concerto,the writer also studies and describes other Rachmaninoff’s piano music works on fingering and pedals in common.The writer hopes this paper can help those who lack the gift of fingers to hold Rachmaninoff’s piano music works make it simple,using an effective way to release the large span performance.To playing Rachmaninoff’s piano music perfectly,the player must do as follows:Getting rid of the principle fingering,creating a new fingering method,regionalizing the pedal,integrating the harmony,combining fingering and pedal organically.