PIANO CYCLE “APHORISMS” BY D.D. SHOSTAKOVICH IN THE ASPECT OF PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS

Abstract

The article considers the piano cycle “Aphorisms” by D.D. Shostakovich in the aspect of performing problems. Features of the figurative content of the cycle are studied, the structure of the work is determined, the origins of its style are revealed. Special attention is paid to the place occupied by the “Aphorisms” in the composer’s work and, more broadly, in the history of the development of the piano miniature genre in the first half of the 20th century. The specificity of the musical language of the piano miniatures included in the “Aphorisms” is revealed, the dramatic role of polyphony in the process of organizing the whole is determined. Difficulties encountered by pianists when learning the cycle are indicated, effective methods of work to overcome them are determined.