The Maverick type of accomplished Concert Pianist of the XX century. Considerations about the musical profile and their special high performance rank Cover Image

The Maverick type of accomplished Concert Pianist of the XX century. Considerations about the musical profile and their special high performance rank
The Maverick type of accomplished Concert Pianist of the XX century. Considerations about the musical profile and their special high performance rank

Author(s): Andreea Bratu
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: unique musicianship; concert-pianist profile; unusual inspiring approach; mastery performance prerequisite qualities;

Summary/Abstract: The extensive and so complex piano repertoire of the last two centuries, favoreda diversification of the stage piano performance art, and in the same time, accordinglyshaping in vary forms, the accomplished concert pianist general profile as we seek for, inthe Modern and Contemporary Era. Outlining this profile, for a long time the high-classconcert pianist was conditioned for validation by winning great competitions, later by strictspecialization on certain stylistic segments, by recording and presenting in public somecomposer's integrals. However there always have been singular musicians, who in front ofthe general public and critics presented a particular type of musicality, which allowed theunderstanding of the musical text to be transmitted in a completely new, revealing way.Maverick type musicians, as the American press has been trying to identify a term for them,are not an invention of our century, they existed and imposed themselves on public musicalattention as ones of the highest and most inspiring profiles in the performing arts. The nonconformityand particularity of their musicality built these artistic landmarks of pianism weare relating to. In this article we search to investigate their performance approach and toidentify the common characteristics that these individuals, with outstanding musicalpersonality, possess.

  • Issue Year: 13/2020
  • Issue No: 2-Suppl
  • Page Range: 37-48
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English