Style dominants of Martha Argerich’s musical creativity

Abstract

Statement of the problem.Musicology has accumulated quite a significant array of scientific works devoted to the study of individual performing style. But it is necessary to state that it remains insufficiently studied what features of the style of musical creativity of a particular personality are such that, on the one hand, are markers of its recognizability, and on the other – are responsible for its integrity. They can be defined as core or dominant.Creativity of M. Argerich embodies the basic trends in the development of modern piano art, and her influence on the development of modern pianism is difficult to overestimate, which determines the interest in identifying the style dominants of her musical creativity. Resent research and publications. The concept of style is one of the key concepts in modern musicology, where it is interpreted as a multilevel system. The prevalence of an individual style among others (Kaplienko-Iliuk, 2021), consideration of the style dominant as a factor that determines the formation of the performance idea (Sukhlenko, 2018) are presented, as well as the definition of the termin “style dominant” (Vardanyan, 2021) and the peculiarities of M. Argerich’s interpretation (Schwan, & Dragulin, 2021). Among methods used, the following can be outlined: historical, which reveals the properties of the development of piano art of the romantic tradition; comparative, necessary for comparing the performing versions of the composers’ works; stylistic, which outlines the specifics of the artistic expression of the individual; interpretive, which helps to identify the mechanisms of formation and implementation of the concept of the composer’s / performer’s musical work. The purpose of the research is to determine the style dominants of Martha Argerich’s creativity. Results and conclusions. Performing creativity is a multicomponent phenomenon, which consists of various factors that are subject not only to professional skills, but also adjusted by the personal structure, which consists of psychological and physiological characteristics, worldview and life guidelines. Since the style of the performer is one of the main features of an artistic individuality, it is obvious that the style dominant is an indispensable component of the comprehensive formation of this uniqueness. M. Argerich is an influential musician in today’s artistic culture, as the dominants of her style, including romantic orientation, tendency to chamber music and virtuosity, are appealing to both young audiences and professionalswith extensive musical and historical experience.