Virtuosity and Sonority in Ravel's piano music - a practice-led investigation focusing upon the 'Lisztian' trace

这个项目将调查法国作曲家莫里斯·拉威尔(1875-1937)对钢琴学的激进贡献的性质。将专业实践的见解与传统音乐学相结合，将考察拉威尔美学与源自李斯特的大传统钢琴遗产之间的未被探索的互动。主要研究问题是：拉威尔的音乐语言如何影响他的钢琴音乐演奏中精湛和响亮的使用？这就引出了三个次要问题：-拉威尔在技巧、音质和表现力方面对钢琴家提出了什么新的挑战？-拉威尔的作曲方法如何塑造了他的音乐表演方式？-对李斯特式联系的追求如何可能增强我们对拉威尔的理解？拉威尔的作品包括了一些在法国精致和清晰的美学中对钢琴曲目技术要求最高的作品。这个以实践为导向的项目将提供此类研究的第一次，研究纯钢琴问题，涉及拉威尔最苛刻的钢琴作品中精湛、音质和表达的复杂互动。除了他的法国同时代人和前辈，它将把拉威尔的音乐放在伟大传统的背景下，特别是弗朗茨·李斯特。该项目将涵盖拉威尔的所有钢琴作品，但特别关注Gaspard de la Nuit，两首钢琴协奏曲和La Valse。这项研究将详细说明实验解释方法，通过音乐会表演和专业水平的录音传播，利用研究中探索的概念将成为最终论文的组成部分。

This project will investigate the nature of French composer Maurice Ravel's (1875-1937) radical contribution to pianism. Combining insights from professional practice with traditional musicology, it will examine the underexplored interaction of Ravel's aesthetic with the pianistic heritage of the Grand Tradition stemming from Liszt.The principal research question is: How does Ravel's musical language affect the use of virtuosity and sonority in the performance of his piano music? This leads to three sub-questions:- What new challenges does Ravel pose for pianists in terms of technique, sonority and expression?- How does Ravel's compositional approach shape the way his music is performed?- How might pursuit of a Lisztian connection enhance our understanding of Ravel?Ravel's works include some of the most technically demanding pieces of the piano repertoire within an aesthetic of French refinement and clarity. This practice-led project will provide the first investigation of its kind, examining purely pianistic problematics concerning the complex interaction of virtuosity, sonority and expression in Ravel's most demanding piano works. Looking beyond his immediate French contemporaries and forebears, it will place Ravel's music in the context of the Grand Tradition, notably Franz Liszt. The project will cover all of Ravel's piano works, but with a particular focus upon Gaspard de la Nuit, the two piano concerti and La Valse. The research will detail experimental interpretative approaches, disseminated through concert performances and a professional level recording drawing upon the concepts explored in the research will be an integral part of the resulting thesis.