Schumann’s "Piano Sonata No.1 In F-sharp Minor" Op.11 Comparison Of Three Performance Versions

Robert Schumann was an Germany outstanding composer and music critic in the nineteenth century.He has created a large number of music works in his life,among which piano cycles and art songs account for a large proportion of his music works.Schumann dabbled in the creation of piano sonatas earlier,and“Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor”Op.11 is one of his finest works.This thesis is divided into three parts to discuss Schumann’s“Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor” Op.11.The first part: Schumann’s biography and the creation of "Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor" Op.11.It mainly summarizes the life and works of Schumann and the creation of "Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor" Op.11;The second part: Schumann’s "Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor" Op.11 musical analysis and style characteristics.Mainly through the analysis of the combination of theory and practice on the musical structure and style characteristics of the work,including contrasting strength and emotion,and multi-voice melody changes;the third part: Pollini,Kissin,Perahia Comparison of versions performed by three pianists.First,a brief description of the three pianists,their schools,and their performance versions.Then,the author compares the three pianists in terms of macro and micro speed,audio waveform spectrum,and micro mood and strength.Last,the author summarizes the three performance versions based on his own performance.The author compares the three performance versions of Schumann’s "Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor" Op.11,and combines the author’s study and performance of Schumann’s "Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp Minor" Op.11 to solve the problem.While dealing with technical issues such as keystrokes and speed,through the unique understanding and interpretation of the work by three pianists of different schools,we hope to more accurately grasp the rich and changeable speed of the work and the conflicting emotions and strengths.A good interpretation of the work provides theoretical and practical support.