Awkward LH Chord in Rachmaninoff Op 32 No 10

[devbanana]

Been learning the Prelude in B minor, Op 32 No 10 by Rachmaninoff. And most of it isn't too bad, but there's a really awkward chord in the left hand around measure 30 or so. For reference there's a Tempo I section starting around measure 22, and this is several measures into that.

Anyway in the left hand there is a C# octave with F# and B in the middle. Well, it's played as triplets throughout the whole measure.

And it's just a really awkward finger span, especially to hit so many times rapidly. I'm currently taking the F# with finger 3 and the B with finger 2, but that feels awkward and even a bit painful after a while, and sometimes if I don't get the angle just right, I accidentally play an A# in the mix, too. I've tried taking the F# with finger 4 but then there's a really awkward span between F# and C#.

Not sure the best way to tackle this.

Hopefully that's clear. I'm visually impaired learning off of braille music so can't really take a picture of the section I'm talking about.

[essence]

Would anybody notice if you left out the upper C# ?

There are probably many other interpretation issues which are more important.

Pianists make compromises for small hands all the time.

Don;t sweat it. It is not important.

[devbanana]

Thanks. Yeah that's an idea; there's so much else going on I doubt it'd be noticed.