VASYL BARVINSKY’S PIANO PRELUDES PERFORMED BY MARIA KRUSHELNYTSKA

Abstract

M. Krushelnytska is an outstanding Ukrainian pianist and pedagogue, a student of H. Neihauz. The works of Ukrainian composers, among them V. Barvinsky, have a special place her repertoire. Pianist performed two cycles of piano miniatures by V. Barvinsky, which were recorded in the 1960s on Kyiv and Lviv radios. Those records have a special historical and artistic value for Ukrainian culture. They are a vivid example of M. Krushelnytska’s original pianistic manner, as well as her tireless work with promotion of Ukrainian music.The main objective of the study is to research the performance style by M. Krushelnytska (on example V. Barvinsky’s piano preludes).Methodology. Methods of intonation analysis, composition and interpretive analysis, methods of observation, comparison and generalization was used in this paper.Scientific novelty of the study is determined by its completely new, although at the same time, very relevant problem (the research of the specified problem has never been carried out, although it has the great importance for piano performance).Conclusions. Two things got together in performance V. Barvinsky’s preludes by M. Krushelnytska geniusly. On the one side, this is the quality of artistic texts with perfectly embodied in their late-romantic features and elements of modern musical thinking. Om the other side, this is romantic pianism of M. Krushelnytska as a student of the H. Neihauz school.The analyzed recordings reveal such features of M. Krushelnytska’s performance style as the versatility of the piano apparatus, virtuoso performance technique, logic of vocal phrasing, agogic rhythm-tempo deviations, wave-like dynamics, detailed articulation, compositional versatility, performance improvisation, exceptional sound culture, strong, supportive sound creation, a rare sense of proportion, understanding of listeners expectations, natural musicality, intuition. The detailed description of the performance of V. Barvinsky’s preludes by M. Krushelnytska will become a reliable scientific and methodical guide for young pianists who seek to understand the secrets of a high performing style.