Z kontekstów recepcji Fryderyka Chopina. Włoska panorama pianistyczna XIX wieku
From the Contexts of Fryderyk Chopin’s Reception. The Italian Pianistic Panorama of the 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: The article explores key aspects of the role of the piano in 19th-century Italian musical culture, considering the development of instrument craftsmanship, available playing techniques, the commonly performed repertoire, and accounts of the reception of Fryderyk Chopin’s aesthetics. This synthetic overview spans the period from the establishment of the piano’s popularity in Italy and the publication of the first Italian piano method – written by Francesco Pollini – to the concert and pedagogical activities of Italian artists who studied under the guidance of Liszt, Mathias, and Thalberg during the early phase of the adaptation of weight-based technique at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. This outline is based on both 19th-century documents and the most recent findings on Italian historical piano construction and research on the history of Italian piano pedagogy.

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