“Dialogue-concertizing” as a reflection of the growth of the communicative component in culture: on the example of concertos for two pianos and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Abstract

Relevance of study. In the 21st century humanity entered the new era, the era of global integration. In conditions of globalization, active migration process, people’s connection to “world wide web” – Internet – the dialogue between cultures and peoples, understanding each other, need for communication (not only the information exchange, but the personality-forming communication – the dialogue) becomes really important. In modern situation of general interest in communication and dialogue, the research of the implementation of dialogical principles in culture and art becomes rather relevant.Main objectives of the study are to analyze the specifics of concerto for two pianos and orchestra in the context of the growth of the communicative component in culture, to review the communicative and dialogical features of the genre. Research methodology is based on historical method (to show the way of development of double piano concerto), method of comparative analysis (to find out common features and main differences between the genre of double concerto, concerto for one soloist with orchestra and chamber genres), methods of stylish, structural, textural analysis (to detect the dialogical connections inside the music of Mendelson’s double piano concertos), culturological method (to study the reasons of the renaissance of concerto for two piano and orchestra; cultural and historical processes, which explain the possibility and even the need of genre’s ‘return’ to concert repertoire and composers’ creativity, the relevance of the genre in the modern situation of special attention to ensemble as a reflection of the increase of a communicative component in culture), cross-disciplinary approach (to show the universalism of dialogic theory, the connection between philosophy of dialogism and musical culture)Results and conclusions. Concerto for two pianos and orchestra is a genre with “increased dialogicity”, which synthesizes features of chamber ensemble and solo concerto with orchestra. Such a union brings the ideas of equal importance, rights and significance of creative individualities of performers in chamber ensemble, to the genre of concerto on the genre-communicative level. Musical model of the society in ensemble genres is based on mutual understanding and close emotional contact. It illustrates modern tendencies of making difference between the traditional logical understanding of the dialogue and new fenomenological understanding. Ensemble culture shows aspecial way to the “cultural world” with help of the language of art. It makes relevant such vital problems as need for communication and dialogue between cultures, peoples, nationalities, social groups and individuals, and global problems, such as cultural dialogism, harmonization of relationship between the man and the environment, finally, between humanity and nature.