Tendenser inom interpretationer av Alexander Skrjabins pianosonat ...

SIBELIUS ACADEMY
DOCMUS DEPARTMENT
Lettberg, Maria:
TENDENCIES WITHIN INTERPRETATIONS OF ALEXANDER
SCRIABIN’S PIANO SONATA NO. 10
A comparative pianistic analysis
V + 149 + 4 pages
2008
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of
Doctor in Music (Art study programme)
ABSTRACT
The aim of this work is to examine the most important aspects in the
interpretation of Alexander Scriabin’s (1872–1915) Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70.
The beginning of this analysis focuses on the reconstruction of the appearance
of Scriabin as pianist, his technical and aesthetic principles. This reconstruction
is produced by comparing printed chronicles such as memoirs of Scriabin’s
contemporaries, the composer’s own letters and diaries, and the academic
research literature with regard to interpretations and studies of Scriabin’s audio
records, recorded by "Phonola" and "Welte-Mignon". Furthermore, the audio
records of the interpretations of the Scriabin’s 10th sonata by the most
important pianists of the twentieth century have been analysed. The
interpretations of Heinrich Neuhaus, Vladimir Sofronitskij, Vladimir Horowitz,
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Roberto Szidon, John Ogdon, Igor Zhukov, Håkan Austbø,
Ruth Laredo, Boris Berman, Mikhail Pletnev, Mark-André Hamelin, Arkadi
Volodos are studied and described by the method of comparative pianistic
analysis. The conclusion reveals characteristic features of the development of the
tendencies which were observed in the interpretations of these pianists. These
aspects of interpretation correspond to the basic features of Scriabin as pianist.
The result of the study is the clarification of the most important aspects in the
performance of Scriabin’s music.
Keywords: Scriabin’s piano sonata no. 10, interpretation, authenticity, pianistic analysis
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