A Comparative Study On The Performance Versions Of Mozart’s Fantasy In D Minor

Fantasia in D minor was composed by Mozart in 1782 as part of his middle and late works.The overall length of this work is small,using the genre of "fantasia",the melody constantly changes between major and minor keys,and the melancholic and clear mood also changes,which vividly reflects the drama in the work,and is a very romantic work.This paper takes Mozart’ s Fantasia in d Minor as the research object,analyzes and studies the creation background of the work,the selection and comparison of playing versions,and combines the playing versions of two players of different ages to compare their differences in playing speed,strength,pedal use and tone touch keys,and summarizes some stylistic characteristics of Mozart’ s piano playing works.To explore the connotation of Fantasia in d Minor and provide valuable theoretical basis for performing this work.This thesis consists of the introduction and four chapters in the middle: the first chapter includes Mozart’s life introduction,the creation background and music style of Fantasia in d Minor;The second chapter mainly introduces the selection of playing version and the comparative study of three players in different periods,namely Gould,Anna Fedlova and Zhao Chengzhen,and focuses on the four aspects of playing speed,playing strength,pedal use,timbral color and touch key,so as to obtain the reasons for the differences.The third chapter compares the performance versions of three players in different periods and draws the enlightenment from the comparison of performance versions,which is elaborated from three aspects: training keen auditory ability,rigorous music reading and understanding of works,and space for second creation.