Fortepian w twórczości Witolda Lutosławskiego : rola czynnika percepcyjnego w interpretacji wykonawczej

Abstract

A spectrum of performer’s actions is the consequence of the role as an intermediary in the communication process, understood as conveying the composer’s musical idea to the listener, and their place in communicative triad: sender – transfer – receiver. The performer should aim at artistic truth, which means conforming with the composer’s intention. The performer (the “interpreter”, as it were) is allowed a lot of leeway since musical notation is symbolic, rough and does not include all the performance parameters. Nevertheless, the performer should avoid over-interpretation, that is adding meanings alien to a particular composition The performer also has to take into consideration listener’s perception abilities and properties, which will enable optimal reception of the composition. When creating the concepts of performance the interpreter should take into account and be guided by the composer’s aesthetic attitude. For Witold Lutoslawski’s musical output the key stylistic determinants are: the psychology of perception and resulting from it mastery of formal structure, sensitivity to harmonic colour, appropriateness and accuracy of means used by him, embodied meaning and internal logic of musical expression. These principles should be also reflected in the performance interpretation of his compositions as only then can it be coherent, appropriate, and hold aesthetic values in conformity with the composer’s intention. This work, in reference to Lutoslawski’s compositions, suggests using one’s knowledge in psychology of perception during the whole interpretation process – from creating the concepts of the performance to sound production.