Про класичні традиції азербайджанського фортепіанного мистецтва

The purpose of the research is to characterise the peculiarities of classical traditions in the history of Azerbaijani piano culture and generalise these traditions. The priority of the study is to consider the classical traditions of Azerbaijani piano culture as aesthetic principles of its functioning. The research methodology is based on a categorical understanding of such a concept as classical. The significant phenomena of the piano art of Azerbaijan are considered from a contextual aspect. The study is based on the principle of historicism, which is characterised by diachrony; the history of Azerbaijani piano art is covered in stages. The scientific novelty of the research is the first to generalise the classical traditions of Azerbaijani piano culture based on historical material. The first attempt to classify the classical traditions of Azerbaijani piano culture is essential. Conclusions. At the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, studying Azerbaijani piano culture required a reevaluation, new approaches, and generalisations. Creative consciousness, embodied in the classical traditions of Azerbaijani piano art, acquires diversity and multidimensionality in contemporary phenomena. This is why the present research relies on the importance of interpreting classical traditions. The classics of Azerbaijani piano culture serve as a model for future generations of Azerbaijani pianists. The classical performance paradigm was based on important factors such as the high professional skills of pianists and a deep understanding of musical works, their artistic reading, interpretation, and interpretation. The outstanding pianists of the second half of the 20th century are united by a common ideological, performing and musicological approach, which can be called a ‘solid foundation’ of Azerbaijani piano art. Classical traditions represent both applied and professional techniques, as well as music’s philosophical and aesthetic concepts. The classical traditions of the Azerbaijani piano culture, laid down by prominent figures, developed as a natural combination of the performance and pedagogical levels. The integrity and completeness of the classical style define the distinctive features of pianism.