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Women at the piano
Ochmanová, Kateřina ; KAHÁNEK, Ivo (advisor) ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (referee)
The bachelor thesis Women at the piano is supposed to provide a summary about the evolution of womens position in society, a short insight into the lives of several particular piano interprets from the past and present with a special focus on their personal evidence and stimulate readers thinking about womens individual qualities they bring to the art in this uniforming period.
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Bedřich Smetana- inspired by Shakespeare with focus on the composition Macbeth and the Witches
Suchánková, Eva ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (advisor) ; KLÁNSKÝ, Ivan (referee)
The master thesis deals with the piano sketch Macbeth and the Witches written by Bedřich Smetana. First of all, the reader is familiarized with the biography of B. Smetana, where the deciding moment for writing this music piece is captured. The inspiration by William Shakespeare is put to a broader context with Smetana's work. The original drama is compared with Smetana's music. The sketch has been revised four times since its creation, in 1912 by Jindřich Káan z Albestů, in 1924 by Roman Veselý, in 1961 by Václav Štěpán and in 1981 by Jan Novotný. The last two revisions were compared in detail and many differences were found in the marking of the tempo, the notation, pedalization, dynamics and fingering, last but not least mistakes were found, so their removal was suggested. In the ending of the thesis, there are recommendations concerning the practising of the piece from my own professional experience.
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The rise of the piano art in China
Tian, Haochen ; KAHÁNEK, Ivo (advisor) ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (referee)
This thesis focuses on the emergence, development and characteristics of the piano art in China. Piano art as one of the kind of art have been developed in China for about one century, but its development was very tangled and complicated. The author divides the whole process of the development of the piano art in China into four important phases. It focuses on the period from the first contact of piano art with China until the current period of apparent presperity. The thesis does not exclude the period of the Cultural Revolution, but it handles the political issues only marginally.
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Piano Concerto in G major Maurice Ravel's
Vlasáková, Hana ; KLÁNSKÝ, Ivan (advisor) ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (referee)
Abstract
This thesis deals with Maurice Ravel's Concerto for piano and Orchestra in G major. At first, it makes readers acquainted with important matters in author?s life and then it presents a genesis of the work and its first reception. Overview of the main inspiration sources, which are reflected in Concerto in G major follows. On basis of the analysis of harmony, musical form, piano stylization and comments of the first interpreter of the work, Marguerite Long, are formulated conclusions, important for acquirement of appropriate viewpoints for the proper interpretation. These attitudes are confronted with top performances of this composition, first by Marguerite Long and than by renowned pianists from different countries (Leonard Bernstein, Boris Krajný and Hélène Grimaud). Supplement of this thesis is a CD, which documents a few examples of the basque music, which was one of the main inspiration sources of the Concerto in G major and contents recordings of this piece of all above-mentioned pianists.
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Penetration of western Influences on Japanese Music
Yoshimura, Yuka ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (advisor) ; MALÝ, František (referee)
The theme of my thesis is penetration of western influences on japanese music. Altrough classical music has been very popular in todays Japan, it was introduced to the Japanese only in the 15th centruy. I was interested in all kinds of music which were popular in Japan and in the way they got there. I set three importanbhistorical periods and dealt with each of them in regard of western music brought in the Japanese society. I think that mainly thanks to the efforts of many extraordinery people from Europe, America andJapan classical music was successfully introduced in Japan and it has been very popular there since then.
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Sergei Prokofiev´s seventh piano Sonata
Tichá, Pavla ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (advisor) ; Bartoš, Jan (referee)
Piano work is one of the main pillars of composer work of Sergei Prokofiev. There is reflected his close relationship to the piano as an instrument with broad expressive and technical possibilities, with a great tradition, and his rich experience of the artist, who had understanding in great detail the problems of piano playing and its expressive and technical possibilities. All that is connecting with a distinctive musical style and genuine compositional inventiveness. Prokofiev´a work includes a whole range of genres areas: ballet, opera, symphony, and above all - a large area of piano music. Prokofiev compositional style is manifested by five basic lines: innovative, classical, lyrical, toccata, grotesque. All go through his whole work, but their share is changing in different periods and different songs. Development and transformation of his style during his life were affected by artistic and social factors, the important role played his decision to stay abroad for a longer time and then to return to Russia again. One of the top of Prokofiev´a piano works, Seventh Piano Sonata, reflects all these facts. There are manifested all his style lines. It is a work of extraordinary conceptually rich. The key to its convincing interpretation is understanding of its score and the author´s intent in light of all the above. The aim of this thesis is to show all these influences and context and to highlight their importance for a deeper understanding of the work.
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Miroslav Langer
Sedláčková, Jana ; Bartoš, Jan (advisor) ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (referee)
After the first chapter which summarizes the basic biographical facts about the pianist Miroslav Langer including his musical roots and his artistic development follows the chapter about the most significant features of his playing and hs attitude toward the creative artificial activity and his important concerts including its programs. The last chapter turns toward his pedagogical activity and describes the principals of Miroslav Langers teaching and hs relationschip with his students.
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Martina Maixnerová - Teacher and concert Artist
Pelcová, Zuzana ; BILINSKÁ, Kvitoslava (advisor) ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the outstanding personality of the teacher and pianist Martina Maixnerová , which was neglected due to her emigration. We discuss her life story, concert performances and educational success. We will also mention the personality of a significant violinist Pavel Prantl, who become her life partner, both in private and in professional life.
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Piano Work of C. Debussy with Focus on the Cycle Estampes - harmonical Analysis, Comparison of the Records
Suchánková, Eva ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (advisor) ; KAHÁNEK, Ivo (referee)
The topic of this bachelor?s thesis is a deeper analysis of the interpretation of the piano cycle Estampes by Claude Debussy. Three different approaches of analysis for achieving this aim were chosen. First, the reader is introduced into the historical circumstances of the formation of the cycle and all the sources of author?s inspiration. Second, a harmonical analysis of the whole cycle as the main focus of this thesis is presented. This was achieved by capturing of the unique features of every composition and by pointing out the most important musical ideas and thematic material characteristic to the musical impressionism used by the composer. Thirdly, three famous pianists of the 20. century with their different interpretations of Estampes are introduced: W. Gieseking, E. Gilels and S. Richter. These interpretations are mutually compared as well as with the sheet of the original music. Such a complex view of these piano pieces may enable a deeper insight into their complexity and may also serve to a convincing interpretation and better understanding of Estampes.
This bachelor?s thesis is divided into the introduction part, four main chapters with several subchapters and the conclusion. Four attachments are added to the thesis.
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