Abstract
The purpose of the article is to analyze one of the seven piano concertos of the great Polish composer of modern times, Andrzej Nikodemovich (1925-2017), in the context of the late style, means of expressiveness and form. In this genre, the composer uses highly dissonant 12-tone sound material and complex rhythmic divisions, complementing the rhythms, thereby creating a dense sound structure. Ultimately, they contain a recognizable stylistic idiom, the essence of which is lyricism and expression. It is the result of a permanent variability and diversity and the application of development at the microform stage. Piano Concerto No. 6 is slightly different from earlier works of this composer. Comparing all seven piano concertos, the No. 6 has one distinctive feature: it contains elements of polyphony technique. Andrzej Nikodemovich often used the aforementioned technique, in religious cantata. This is an appeal to traditional baroque music. The methodological basis of this article is the use of a systematic analytical approach with the allocation of musical, historical and textual approaches, which allows one to distinguish the leading features of late style in the works of the composer. The scientific novelty of this article is the awareness of the symptomatic and stylistic transformation of the late style in the works of the composer as an important contributing to his work, the work is first scientifically examined from an eponymous position. Conclusions. The composer skillfully combines the technique of polyphony with lyrical and expressive musical material that dominates the work. Accordingly, this is a symptomatic change within the framework of the late style of the composer’s works.
Highlights
The piano works by Andrzej Nikodemowicz (1925–2017) are undoubtedly a fascinating part of the composer’s oeuvre
Piano concertos by Andrzej Nikodemowicz have not been performed by many pianists as they pose a serious technical challenge for the interpreter and they have not been published in the form of musical notation
The piano works were performed by the Hungarian pianist living permanently in Lviv, Jozsef Örmeny, who until
Summary
The piano works by Andrzej Nikodemowicz (1925–2017) are undoubtedly a fascinating part of the composer’s oeuvre. Nikodemowicz altered Violin Concerto (1973), opening a series of later piano concertos and the majority of the composer’s works composed for this instrument. Drahan mentioned another matter concerning the artistic inspiration of the composer. Örmeny was the main interpreter of the first five piano concertos by Nikodemowicz, which makes him the top performer of works within this genre3 Another reason for the creation of other piano concertos was the composer’s dissatisfaction with the final sound of his. Considering the piano concertos by Andrzej Nikodemowicz, the following questions could be asked: is it possible to feel the presence of late style in the composer’s works? Considering the piano concertos by Andrzej Nikodemowicz, the following questions could be asked: is it possible to feel the presence of late style in the composer’s works? If so, what are the symptoms? In case of piano concertos by
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