Лунна светлина от Албена Петрович Врачанска в чест на Бетовен. Интроспекции и рефлексии по повод 250-годишнината на титана
Moonlight by Albena Petrovic Vratchanska in honour of Beethoven. Introspections and reflections on the occasion of the titan’s 250th anniversary

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the piano piece Moonlight by Bulgarian-Luxembourgish composer Albena Petrovic Vratchanska. The work was commissioned in connection with the international project 250 Piano Pieces for Beethoven – an event conceived as a grandiose artistic initiative on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth that eventually evolved into an extensive compendium of piano works from the beginning of the 21th century. A cornerstone in the analysis of the piece is the clarification of the musical cryptographic procedures applied by the composer in bringing out the thematic material. Specific compositional approaches and decisions are also discussed in relation to the allegorical interpretation of the meaning embedded in the work. The extended piano techniques applied and the peculiarities of Vratchanska’s individual piano style are commented upon. The composer’s creative choices as well as the festive occasion for which the piano piece was composed are considered in the context of the history of Beethoven’s reception.

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