Vom «Vortrag zur Interpretation»
This project offers a new picture of Beethoven reception in the long 19th century.
Factsheet
- Schools involved Bern Academy of the Arts
- Institute(s) Institute Interpretation
- Research unit(s) Performance and interpretation
- Funding organisation SNSF
- Duration 01.08.2014 - 31.07.2017
- Head of project Dr. Thomas Gartmann
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Project staff
Prof. Dr. Manuel Bärtsch
David Luggen
Leonardo Miucci
Siwat Chuencharoen
Prof. Dr. Michael Lehner
Martin Skamletz -
Partner
BFH Technik und Informatik
Augustinermuseum Freiburg
Beethoven-Haus Bonn
Conservatorio di Musica di Perugia
Museum für Musikautomaten - Sammlung Dr. h.c. H. Weiss-Stauffacher
Universität Bern
Situation
Editorial performance instructions in two complete editions by Ignaz Moscheles are being measured against sound recordings from different media, while historical sound recordings are being contextualized by a critical study of the textual sources. By linking philological work with digitally supported critical source analyses of acoustic recordings on the one hand and editorial practices for mechanical instruments on the other, we are breaking new ground in methodological terms. These methods promise new, deep insights into the historical progression from «performance» to «interpretation». The findings gained will prove useful for piano playing far beyond Beethoven and will be of great interest to media theorists.