Uniwersum fortepianu w muzyce współczesnej - refleksja aksjologiczna

Abstract

The multiplicity of roles which piano plays in contemporary music, as well as the scope of activities and challenges a contemporary pianist is faced with are the subjects of analyses included in the present article. The continuity and metamorphoses of the process which shaped the contemporary concept of piano playing as compared to the former model, is also given much consideration. The inspirations with piano tradition of former epochs, which are discernible in the music of the last century, as well as functionality and capacities of the expanded sonoristic qualities of the modern piano, are also essential themes of the present discussion. Moreover, in the article, the author undertakes a search for ways of contemporary depiction of aesthetic values and makes an attempt to answer the question: What is valuable in contemporary piano playing?