DOI: 10.36871/hon.202004010
Authors
А. М. Merkulov
Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article investigates for the first time in Russian and foreign musical science the early period of activity of P. A. Pabst, an outstanding Russian pianist of German origin and Professor at the Moscow Conservatory from 1878 to 1897. The author studies the ways of the musician's formation, the influence of his inner circle — his father August Pabst and brother Louis Pabst, as well as the influence of his teachers and senior colleagues — Louis Köhler, Anton Door, Adolf Blassmann, Franz Liszt, A. G. and N. G. Rubinstein. A wide historical material, often first introduced into scientific use (reviews in foreign and Russian press, memories of contemporaries, reference publications, archival documents, etc.), traces the artist's tour routes to Königsberg, Dresden, Riga, Warsaw, Smolensk, etc.; notes his collaboration with the largest performers of the time — Ole Bull, V. V. Bezekirsky, A. G. Menshikova, etc.; recreates the features of the young Pabst's performing style, especially his solo (piano and organ), but also ensemble and concertmaster art; reveals the repertoire preferences of those years; compares the creative principles of the early period with those of mature pianism, manifested later in Moscow. The result is a complete performing image of a wonderful musician.
Keywords
Pavel Augustovich (Paul) Pabst, period of study, Louis Köhler, artistic formation, early performing style, ensemble and concertmaster art, Pabst-organist, creative personality
