THE TEXTURE OF SONATA-REMINISCENZA (ОР. 38, NO.1) BY NIKOLAY MEDTNER THROUGH THE PRISM OF INTERPRETATIVE TASKS

Abstract

The article analyzes the Sonata-reminiscenza of Nikolai Medtner from the point of view of the types of piano texture used in it. It is about such distinctive qualities of the musical texture of this work as graphicity, a combination of homophonic-harmonic and polyphonic structure, the relationship between the position in the form and the type of textural design. Starting from the thesis about the priority of the content of musical thematism, the author concludes that only a close analysis of the compositional and dramatic features of the Sonata-reminiscenza of N. Medtner for the performer can become the key to creating an adequate performing concept of the composition and to comprehending its textural features.