Music

Dear musicians and music lovers,

let me confess my thoughts about music. I voiced some of these thoughts in https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_rational_thought_exist_without_language

However, taking advantage of a happy opportunity, I would like to duplicate it in order to receive suggestions and recommendations.

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1. As you know, conservatories began to appear in the second half of the 19th century and by the beginning of the 20th century almost all classical music was created. Thus, we see the following situation: the conservatories release musicians who, at best, perform music that was created 150-200 years ago. In other words, musicians have become consumers for the performance of music of previous centuries, they themselves do not compose anything. How do you think: What is the main reason? Why am I talking about this? In my opinion, our community is developing in the wrong direction, creating consumers with clip thinking, not creators. To create, we probably need special spiritual atmosphere and this atmosphere was in the 18-19 centuries. Now there is no such atmosphere.

2. I look with great regret at the master classes of famous pianists on how to perform Beethoven’s "Appassionata"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiecYi7MRLI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dwegqniNg

I look and think "Is it possible to explain music with words". No hours of great masters explanation will not add understanding, if you do not understand from the music itself. For example, the most brilliant performance of this sonata I heard from Svyatoslav Richter, and after performing it, any other one causes me squeamish rejection as an imperfect performance. However, Richter studied at the Conservatory formally; he came there already by a fully formed musician. However, Richter was an excellent artist and painted pictures. He drew musical images in own brain and created his brilliant interpretations.

3. When a musician performs a composition, only a very small part of this composition can reach the consciousness of the minds of listeners in the hall, and especially from electronic devices through sound waves. The great sacrament disappears, which can come only with the touch of fingers with a musical instrument. Listeners are deprived of this sacrament. That is, only the simultaneous contact of fingers with a musical instrument while simultaneously extracting sounds can detect this mystery. That is why I believe that society is musically developing in the wrong direction, because it is necessary to turn passive listeners into active listeners in such a way that they enjoy the masterpieces of classical music through their own performance on musical instruments. However, not everyone can be musicians and perform music. How to solve a problem?

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Most recently, I met an amazing family:

Father - Alexey Grigoriev - composer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ahtD7xa6rQ

Mother - Maria Bessonova - violinist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_8Lmg3juqs&list=RDi_8Lmg3juqs&start_radio=1&t=39

The oldest son Ivan Bessonov - pianist, composer and winner of the competition (First place) "Eurovision of classical music 2018" in Edinburgh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqlahEMriRs

The middle son of Danila Bessonov is a violinist and a

winner of competition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ns2Ux-PNSk (performed by Sarasate - Gypsy melodies with his elder brother)

The younger son Nikita Bessonov - the violinist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8tBRNjB2R8 - brothers perform their composition

According to the father, a new renaissance must come, because new classical musical compositions are necessary. In a narrow family circle, this family performs only its own compositions.

‏Source www.researchgate.net