ВОКАЛЬНЫЙ ЦИКЛ М. РАВЕЛЯ ПЯТЬ ГРЕЧЕСКИХ НАРОДНЫХ МЕЛОДИЙ: ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬСКИЙ ПОТЕНЦИАЛ ТРАКТОВКИ АВТОРСКОГО ТЕКСТА
THE VOCAL CYCLE FIVE GREEK FOLK SONGS BY M. RAVEL: THE INTERPRETATIVE POTENTIAL OF TREATING THE AUTHOR’S TEXT

Summary/Abstract: This article examines Maurice Ravel’s vocal cycle Five Greek Folk Songs from the perspective of identifying potential interpretative possibilities in approaching the original text. Three versions are analyzed: that of the French baritone Gérard Souzaywith the renowned American concert master Dalton Baldwin; of the Canadian operatic baritone Gerald Finley accompaniedby the British pianist Julius Drake; and of the Russian singer Nina Dorliak in a duet with the pianist Sviatoslav Richter. These interpretations are equally justified, although the original text is approached differently in each of them. As a result of thecomparison, it is concluded that, in order to adequately reflect the compositional conception of the work, the singer chooses thetonality, tempo, agogics, and other expressive means appropriate to his interpretative potential, and the pianist identifies theappropriate touch, depending on the type of voice, to highlight the qualities of the vocal melody.

• Details
• Contents