Open AccessKarl Wirth’s Notebooks: The MusicalInstrument Maker and His World of Ideas
Author(s) -
Д.Г. Ломтев
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-4-112-117
Subject(s) - piano , musical , german , st petersburg , art history , visual arts , art , history , literature , aesthetics , philosophy , linguistics , metropolitan area , archaeology
Addresses the work of German musicalinstrument maker Karl Wirth (1800-1882) who lived in St. Petersburg. The research is based on analysing Wirth’s sketchbooks and his grand pianos that are currently may be found in Russian museums. Particular attention is given to the sketches that often provide even more insight into Wirth’s thoughts and ideas than the accompanying texts.