The historical researches on Chopin’s performance

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Editorial procedures in Frédéric Chopin, Romanticism’s historical informed performance, Contemporary piano performance

Abstract

In this article, we shall deal with some performance issues brought by the number of music editions on Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). The unrestricted access to the first editions at internet, altogether with the possibilities brought by historical approaches have expanded the established guidelines for his music and have brought more flexibility to some topics of their performance practice, such as phrase structuring, touches, tone, fingering, pedaling, rubati and ornamentations.

Author Biography

  • Nahim Marum, University Júlio de Mesquita Filho: Sao Paulo (Brazil)

    Nahim Marun has received several awards for his artistic career, among them the Best Soloist of the Year Award from APCA - Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte. His recordings in Brazil and Italy received the Diapason d'Or, the Bravo! de Cultura Award - Best Classical Music CD of 2006, and were selected among the best of the year by the Iberian and Latin Music Society of London. She earned a Master's degree in Performance from The Mannes College of Music - New School for Social Research of New York with a CAPES scholarship, a Doctorate in Music from UNICAMP and a Post-Doctorate degree from Université ParisSorbonne (Paris IV) with a FAPESP scholarship. His main piano mentors were Isabel Mourão in Brazil and Grant Johannesen in the United States. He studied theoretical subjects and composition with Koellreutter in Brazil. He is a piano professor at the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Institute of Arts at UNESP in São Paulo. He has published the books Critical Review of Villa-Lobos's Songs, by Cultura Acadêmica Editora and Advanced Technique for Pianists, by UNESP Publisher.

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2015-06-10

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“The Historical Researches on Chopin’s Performance”. 2015. Per Musi, no. 31 (June): 1-22. https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/38812.

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