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Type: Masters Research thesis × Start date: 2020 × End date: 2022 × Subject: Piano × Subject: Analysis ×

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    A comparative recording analysis of three Russian performers of Rachmaninoff’s transcription of J.S Bach’s BWV 1006: Towards a performance framework
    Liang, Richard Zhao Yang ( 2022)
    As one of the finest pianists of the twentieth century, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s transcriptions for solo piano were regularly included in his concert repertory to demonstrate his musical excellence and artistry. Substantial research in recent years has documented the significance of the transcription genre in Rachmaninoff’s life and career, yet studies that are rigorously focused on the interpretative aspects of his arrangement of J.S Bach’s Violin Partita no. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 – otherwise known as the Suite – are currently lacking. This thesis provides a comparative analysis of three Russian recordings of the Suite by the composer himself, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Daniil Trifonov. The interpretative aspects within these recordings, such as tempo variation, pedalling, and voicing, are investigated to construct a performance framework. This is conducted with the hope that the reader is provided with a valuable perspective to situate their own understanding of the Suite within a broader context of the work’s performance history.