Józef Wieniawski – Ferenc Liszt. Concert etude examined from the perspective of the genre
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2013
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Katedra Muzykologii, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PTPN, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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The cycle 24 Etudes in All Major and Minor Keys op. 44 by Józef Wieniawski (1837-1912)
demonstrates the essential unity of the virtuoso and the composer in a dynamic process of transforming
the genre. This played an important part in providing innovative solutions not only in relation to
piano-playing, but also in its signifi cant infl uence on the development of texture, diversifi cation of the
instrumental sound and the expansion of means of musical expression in nineteenth-century piano
music. Wieniawski, following Transcendental etudes or Concert etudes by Liszt, whose pupil he was
in Weimar, blurs the boundaries between improvisation and composition; he draws attention to the
unique nature of interpretation, its singularity and the specifi city of the moment in time when the
work is performed. Continuing the tradition of the grand cyclic form as a special kind of universum,
he implements the concept of diversity in unity. The 24 characteristic miniatures reveal contextual
links, intra-musical relationships, and the quest for individual solutions. This problematic concerns
issues such as symbolic references, which lead one to an extensive catalogue of expressive qualities.
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Józef Wieniawski, archetypes, genre, concert etude, pianism, virtuosity, cyclic form, expression, topoi
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Interdisciplinary Studies in Musicology 13, 2013, pp. 155-167
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1734-2406