Shostakovich prelude and fugue no 3 problem

[napoleonspidgin]

I'm attempting to learn Prelude no. 3 in G major from this set, which is my favorite.
There are several chords which are difficult for me to reach.  They require a RH stretch to the 10th.  I can only stretch a 9th comfortably.  Is there are proper way to learn to do this? Will the span just naturally widen after a while?

Here is the 1st chord:




I'm an intermediate student without a teacher (yet) trying to learn some advanced pieces.  I hope this one isn't too out of my league, as it's apparently on the grade 8 exams.  I just love this set of Shostakovich preludes and fugues (op. 87).

[omar_roy]

Roll/Break it, or treat the bottom note as a grace note (but hold with pedal) and then hit the top ones.  It's not a big deal.  If you can't reach it, you can't reach it.  Eventually your hand will stretch out, and maybe at some point you will be able to reach it, but just roll it for now.

[napoleonspidgin]

Thanks!

The C Chord 10th stretch is coming along already.  But what seems impossible is this Bflat 10th:



The root is a black key making it the most difficult 10th to stretch.

[silverchair87]

I agree with the omar_roy. I have a stretch of only an octave as I have the smallest piano hands ever. Basically, break the chord. Decide whether you'll play the bottom section of the chord first, or just the bottom note, and hold it with pedal while you play the rest. You need to be quick about it but it's not an issue. Nobody will mark you down for it (if you do it in an exam/graded recital) and nobody listening will generally even notice.

It's good that your working on reaching the 10th without breaking the chord but if the Bflat stretch is too much, I'd recommend practicing in the break before you injure yourself lol