And at the edge of a dark profound… (an aspect of interpretation of Leoš Janáček’s Piano Sonata)

Bukhtoyarov Andrey

The article says about Leoš Janáček’s Piano Sonata, its origin, its form, images, structure, and interpretation problems. The author underlines the importance of this work in the whole Janáček’s heritage, the influence of expressionist aesthetics on the imagery of Sonata, philosophic elements of the music, the speech intonation as an important part of composer’s idea.

Keywords:interpretation, piano sonata, expressionism, rhythm, distancing.