
The great pianist Arrau once said: "you have to be a well-rounded artist in order to become an exceptional great musician." He loves painting, literature, dance, poetry, and theater.
To advance, to transpire, to transcent, through music, through space, from mountain to mountian, ocean to ocean, one night club to one religious retreat...
As sad and defeated as I, my eyes swelled and soaked when the discovery came into my mind after many years of searching....
The universe turns, spins and reincarnates in its own way, impermanently and dependently, and sadly to say, there is so exceptions. Once in life time, one must have believed in True Love, forever caring, unconditional, passionate, faithful and only; however, from this profound faith, no one ever have survived in its eternal blessing in passion and grace.
I do very much want to believe: If you have a true moment of altruistic and cherishing thoughts toward your lover, you might discover the ultimate possibility of happiness. Everlasting is bestowed by each sincere moment of giving your heart and love...
Rubinstein: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=dNcb3inSg2I
Zimerman: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=KU-5u2dmXdM&feature=related
Argerich: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=f99mfQOldx0&feature=related
蕭邦的作品中,就僅有這麼一首作品60船歌,這是他1846年的作品,也就是跟喬治‧桑分手的前一年,比作品52的Ballade第四號寫作時間 ( 1842 ) 遲了三年。等於說是在他的生命已接近最深曾的盡頭時,所寫下的作品。蕭邦長久因肺病纏身,數度陷於病塌而無法提筆作曲、演奏鋼琴。根據記載,這首Barcarolle是他在1846年內,所完成的三首著名作品之一,在此之後,便不復有聞名作品傳世。在這時他所作的曲中,已經沒有與George Sand熱戀時轟轟烈烈而奔放的感覺,取而代之的是種更加沉穩、深邃的境界。蕭邦雖採用威尼斯船歌特有的節奏,卻不以描寫方光明媚的義大利及鄉土色彩為目的。這是「坐在船上,只知道自己天地的一對戀人,情意綿綿的戲劇性對話」。
整首Barcarolle中,速度、音型及強弱起伏並不甚大,和弦的使用及變化上亦相當地單純,幾乎可以說,全曲就在相當平靜的狀態下自開始迄結束。通常,Barcarolle的曲式都是短短四、五分鐘,甚至更短的A→B→A→Coda形式小曲,蕭邦的這首曲子亦保持了此種特性。只是,它長達八分多鐘的時間及所謂異於「風情萬種」之風格,使得在音樂的詮釋上,愈增添了幾分難度。典型的Barcarolle為6/8拍,其強拍在第一拍,弱拍在第四拍,蕭邦則變更為12/8拍,把強拍放在第一拍及第七拍,弱拍在第四拍及第十拍,並且延長其旋律線,使之更為流暢。
本曲的演奏必須具備完璧的演奏技巧。流暢不間斷的節奏,第一段與中段不甚明確對立的這首樂曲,雖然每個細節都很優美,或許容易聽來冗長單調也說不定。這是蕭邦全部作品中最要求表現手法及用頭腦,用心來演奏的難曲之一。