DOI: 10.36871 / hon.202004014

Authors

T. D. Maytesian
Lemmens Institute (Conservatory), Leuven, Belgium

Abstract

The article examines violin works by Nikolay Karlovich Medtner in the context of creative collaboration with his wife A. N. Medtner and his elder brother, violinist and conductor A. K. Medtner, who repeatedly made orchestral arrangements of piano works by Nikolay Karlovich. General and specific features of each of the five opuses are characterized: Three Nocturnes op. 16, Two Canzones op. 43 and Sonatas op. 21, 44 and 57. The leading role of the theme, the originality of rhythm, combining the static nature of ostinato episodes with improvisation are emphasized. The scale of the concept and the philosophical depth of violin works also determined new conceptual possibilities, which were revealed in the interpretation of forms, genre orientation and figurative content. The study of Medtner's creativity allows to expand the knowledge about the Silver Age violin art through a new search for eternal cultural values.

Keywords

N. Medtner's violin works, sonata genre in the composer's work, style features, "Muse and Fashion", performance and interpretation