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Features of the performance interpretation of the music of the Viennese Classics in the context of key characteristics of the era

Daria Vladimirovna Malisova
Ural State Conservatory named after M. P. Mussorgsky, Yekaterinburg


Submitted: December 17, 2025
Abstract. The aim of the study is to identify the main features of the performance interpretation of the music of the Viennese Classics – W. A. Mozart, J. Haydn, and L. Beethoven – through the lens of the stylistic context of the Classical era and the individual creative thinking of each composer. The article discusses the key characteristics of 18th-century musical art, highlights the distinctive features of the style of the leading representatives of Viennese Classicism, and formulates the main principles of artistic interpretation of their piano works. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the systematization and identification of key artistic-expressive, intonational, and technical-stylistic components that performers must consider when interpreting the works of these composers. The obtained results point to the identification of specific principles for performing works by the Viennese classics that are linked to the individual compositional styles of those composers. Features were singled out such as the dramaturgical component of each composer’s works of the Viennese Classicism era, their particular handling of meter, rhythm, and harmonic coloring, which, in the broader context, in one way or another reflect the general background and ideals of the period. These aspects are important for revealing the main principles of performing the piano opuses by these authors.
Key words and phrases:
исполнительская интерпретация
фортепианный стиль В. Моцарта и Й. Гайдна
художественно-выразительные компоненты
исполнение фортепианных сочинений эпохи классицизма
performance interpretation
W. A. Mozart’s and J. Haydn’s piano style
artistic-expressive components
performance of piano works of the Classical era
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