The road towards an infallible performance: A study of Nicolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 2019 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]

Abstract [en]

This master project degree paper aims to examine, analyze and discuss the road towards afinal interpretation of a piece of music. A performance on stage is only the tip of the iceberg. For a musician, the act of performance is always accompanied with doubts and decisions regarding all kinds of aspects while playing: whether in practice rooms, concert halls or in front of a teacher or a jury. Therefore, this degree paper will view the factors which have an impact on musicians throughout the study of a piece in the journey to infallibility. In order to present these different factors, Nicolò Paganini´s Caprice No. 24 has been analyzed from the point of view of my own interpretation and technical difficulties: from the practice room, lessons, to a master class and finally a performance on stage in front of a jury and an audience (during different stages of the learning and rehearsal process). The study showed that it is multifactorial. Besides thorough technical work, there are other factors involved such as concrete musical ideas, posture and the control of nerves. All this together can be seen as major factors that would lead to an infallible performance of a piece of music.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

2019. , p. 30

Keywords [en]

Nicolò Paganini, capriccio, caprice, étude, technique, control of nerves, musical ideas, musicality, performance, bowing, posture.

National Category

Cultural Studies Music

Identifiers

URN: urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-3216OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kmh-3216DiVA, id: diva2:1343950

Presentation

2017-04-19, Nathan Milsteinsalen, Kungliga Musikhögskolan, 19:00

Examiners

Note

Text- och ljudfiler finns arkiverade digitalt:

Textfiler: The road towards an infallible performance; Programblad (pdf)

Ljudfiler: Example 1 - 14; Examenskonsert; Sound_Paganini_Caprice

Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768). Largo. Vid flygeln: Erik Lanninger

Dmitrij Sjostakovitj (1906-1975). Fem stycken för två violiner (arr. för violin och klarinett). I Prelude, II Gavotte, III Elegie, IV Valse, V Polka. Nadja Abbas, klarinett; Oskar Tjäder, piano.

César Franck (1822-1890). Sonat för violin och piano i A-dur, FWV 8. I Allegretto ben moderato, II Allegro, III Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia, IV Allegretto poco mosso. Vid flygeln: Iveta Calite

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Scherzo i c-moll ur FAE-Sonaten. Vid flygeln: Erik Lanninger

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Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Årstiderna för soloviolin och stråkorkester (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov). I Verano Porteño, II Otoño Porteño, III Invierno Porteño, IV Primavera Porteña.

Stråkorkester

Violin I: Victoria Stjerna, konsertmästare. Elena Lea-Sophie Fischer.

Violin II: Anna-Lena Ohlwein, Felicia Ivarsson.

Viola: Anna Rubinsztein, Sigrid Kroeker.

Cello: Johannes Rydén, Viktoria Hillerud, Linnea Vikström.

Kontrabas: Linnéa Fredriksson, Josef Karnebäck.

Konferencier: Emil Wegberg

Available from: 2019-08-20 Created: 2019-08-19 Last updated: 2019-08-26Bibliographically approved

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