Variety of director's interpretations of the opera «Katerina Izmailova» by Dmitry Shostakovich in the modern opera art
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The article is devoted to the vocal cycle "Ten Sonnets of Shakespeare in translation by S. Marshak" by Dmitrii Borisovich Kabalevsky. A brief general characteristic of Kabalevsky's vocal music style and its role in the composer's creative work is given, "Sonnets" are considered in the historical context. Sonnets" melodic language and piano texture are described, the influences of different composers on Kabalevsky are studied. Each number of the cycle is analysed individually, the most outstanding intonations, harmonies, elements of the texture and melodic passages are highlighted. The interpretation by Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) and the author (piano) as one of the few surviving interpretations is analysed. The article will be useful both for musicologists who study the creative legacy of Kabalevsky and for singers and pianists who perform the cycle and other vocal works, as well as for their teachers.
Source: Culture Art Education
Author: Anna Aleksandrovna Trifonova
Institution: State Classical Academy named after Maimonides
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4404458967