GENRE-STYLISTIC FEATURES OF THE INTERPRETATION OF “BALLAD” ОР. 22 BY BORIS LYATOSHYNSKY

Abstract

The study provides a musicological and interpretative analysis of Borys Liatoshynskyi’s piano musical work «Ballad», op. 22. It reflects the style features of his diverse musical creativity. The paper focuses on the piano heritage of the Ukrainian composer. The genre palette of pieces for pianists is revealed. The individual piano style of B. Liatoshynskyi is characterized, based on the features of the artistic trends of modernism, impressionism, expressionism, and neo-folklorism.This research analyzes the performance of his «Ballad», op. 22, one of the artist’s most popular piano works. To convey the figurative sphere of the piece, B. Liatoshynskyi applies the features of the one-part sectional sonata form with signs of free variation. The affinity of the Ukrainian artist’s composition with the ballads of F. Chopin and F. Liszt is traced, manifested in the usage of sonata form and variations, monothematicism, declamation, and improvisation. The influence of folk-song music on the musical thematicism of «Ballad», revealed in the application of the mental epic, was ascertained.The performance peculiarities of B. Liatoshynskyi’s piece are presented, consisting of the texture’s harmonic timbre-phonic coloring, the original author’s melodic-harmonic connections, and metro-rhythmic peculiarities. The main interpretive problems encountered by the pianist include polyphony of texture, texture-timbral, agogic, rhythmic, articulatory, and phonetic means. Considered in the «Ballad», op. 22, the composer’s use of versatile piano techniques: octave-chordal exposition, fast broadly encompassing passages, and the use of textural and harmonic pedalization.It is proved that «Ballad» by B. Liatoshynskyi, op. 22 is a highly professional educational and performance material for pianists to develop their own interpretive concept, based on a deep insight into the author’s intent and the introduction of an individual performance model. Accordingly, this will contribute to the artistic impact of the piece on the listening audience.