Constructing a Versatile Virtuoso Persona

IF 0.2 1区 艺术学 0 MUSIC
Peng Liu
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German pianist Anna Caroline de Belleville was one of the foremost virtuoso pianists in the 1820s and 1830s, deemed the “Chamber Virtuoso of Her Royal Highness” by Princess Louise of Prussia and “Queen of the Piano” by Paganini. Although a few modern biographical accounts provide an overview of her life and career, there has been no critical examination of her virtuosity within the context of early nineteenth-century performance culture. Drawing on periodicals, magazines, correspondence, memoirs, and contemporary writings, this article reconstructs Belleville’s early career and illustrates her significance by examining her strategic programming, pianism, and reception. I argue that Belleville’s reorientation of her public concert repertory in the mid-1830s, particularly her incorporation of works considered “classical” or “serious,” enabled her to mediate the conflicting musical tastes of her critics and audiences, and to reinvent herself as a pianist renowned not for a bravura style but for a versatile, eclectic virtuosity centering on the faithful interpretation of “serious” works. This course of action marked Belleville as a significant forerunner to the interpreter-performer pianists who came to dominate the virtuoso scene from the mid-nineteenth century onward.
构建一个多才多艺的艺术大师角色
德国钢琴家安娜·卡洛琳·德·贝尔维尔是19世纪20年代和30年代最重要的钢琴演奏家之一,被普鲁士公主路易丝称为“公主殿下的室内演奏家”,被帕格尼尼称为“钢琴女王”。尽管一些现代传记提供了对她的生活和职业生涯的概述,但在19世纪早期的表演文化背景下,没有对她的精湛技艺进行批判性的审查。根据期刊、杂志、通信、回忆录和当代作品,本文重建了贝尔维尔的早期职业生涯,并通过检查她的战略规划、钢琴演奏和接受来说明她的重要性。我认为,贝尔维尔在19世纪30年代中期对她的公共音乐会曲目进行了重新定位,特别是她将被认为是“古典”或“严肃”的作品纳入其中,这使她能够调解评论家和观众之间相互冲突的音乐品味,并将自己重塑为一名钢琴家,而不是以华丽的风格而闻名,而是以对“严肃”作品的忠实诠释为中心的多才多艺,不拘一格的精湛技艺。这一过程标志着贝尔维尔作为一个重要的先驱,从19世纪中期开始,他们开始主导艺术大师的舞台。
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期刊介绍: The widely-respected Journal of Musicology enters its third decade as one of few comprehensive peer-reviewed journals in the discipline, offering articles in every period, field and methodology of musicological scholarship. Its contributors range from senior scholars to new voices in the field. Its reach is international, with recent articles by authors from North America, Europe and Australia, and circulation to individuals and libraries throughout the world.
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