本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛郎郎这点做得很好。郎郎擅长用听众/观众听得懂，看得懂，can relate to，买帐的语言（钢琴本身的、比较音乐的）在他的演奏会上推介中国音乐。
以下是他自己对今晚演奏的六段传统中国音乐的介绍：
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Six Traditional Chinese Works
All these pieces are from different parts of China and from different dynasties, using old (not rural contemporary) music which is still being used in old Chinese melodies. A lot of the harmonies are derived from the original scores of Chinese instruments. Unlike Mr. Tan Dun’s Eight Memories, which I have been playing for the last two years, and which are more contemporary but with Chinese roots, these pieces are traditional Chinese pieces involving ancient legends and stories, such as “The Moon Chased by the Colourful Clouds.” This piece describes a beautiful lady named Shang Ye who lives in the moon with a rabbit. This is a Chinese legend that people always thought about when looking at the moon. They sent their best regards to this lady and the rabbit. When I was a little boy, I believed this story, but now, of course, I know that this is just a legend. But who knows… The second interpretation of this piece is about a girl chasing a boy. The moon is the lady and the colourful clouds is the boy or man who likes her.
Here you will see interesting things that the Chinese composers did and most of them are still alive today. In order to link Chinese music with western culture, Chinese composers borrowed a lot of material from western music. For example, the piece called “Moonlight Reflections” is very French, like a piece from Debussy or Ravel and is impressionistic. “The Herd Voice Flute” is the first Chinese composition for piano by a Chinese composer. This piece won the first prize at a Chinese composition competition in the 1939s. It is actually like a two-part Bach invention. I must say, it is a very successful piece of work. How he adapted Bach’s technique to Chinese piano music – it’s a miracle!
I call the “Spring Dance” the Chinese Tango. It comes from the western part of China, from the Xinjiang Province. It sounds a little bit like an Argentinean Tango with a Central Asian flavour.
The original name of “Happy Holidays” was “The Day after the Liberation” which is the period after China gained it’s independence in 1949. But this piece was composed during the Cultural Revolution, so it has a powerful connection with that era. The ten years of Cultural Revolution play an interesting and an important period in China’s history. And actually, it is not so far from my generation – basically, it is the generation of my parents. I think it is important to bring some of those pieces to our time, because some of that music was forbidden to be played. Because this is such a good and unique piece from the period of the Cultural Revolution, I would like to share it with you. We don’t really know who the composer is. It is an adaptation of many Chinese melodies and stories that were passed down from one generation to another.
The last of the songs is from my region in the northeast – a traditional art dance. People dance every morning and every evening. It’s the most popular traditional dance called “The Flight of the Flowers.” This song represents the people of my region and their everyday life. It’s the very authentic and it has its own style. It’s quite different from some of the other works. This is from a folk song from Taiwan. But I really like it – it also has a Rachmaninoff style. There is some connection between this piece and the Rachmaninoff Preludes.
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另，哪位能把这几段的中文名称说出来？
*The Moon Chased by the Colourful Clouds
*Moonlight Reflections
*The Herd Voice Flute
*Spring Dance
*Happy Holidays
*The Flight of the Flowers更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
以下是他自己对今晚演奏的六段传统中国音乐的介绍：
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Six Traditional Chinese Works
All these pieces are from different parts of China and from different dynasties, using old (not rural contemporary) music which is still being used in old Chinese melodies. A lot of the harmonies are derived from the original scores of Chinese instruments. Unlike Mr. Tan Dun’s Eight Memories, which I have been playing for the last two years, and which are more contemporary but with Chinese roots, these pieces are traditional Chinese pieces involving ancient legends and stories, such as “The Moon Chased by the Colourful Clouds.” This piece describes a beautiful lady named Shang Ye who lives in the moon with a rabbit. This is a Chinese legend that people always thought about when looking at the moon. They sent their best regards to this lady and the rabbit. When I was a little boy, I believed this story, but now, of course, I know that this is just a legend. But who knows… The second interpretation of this piece is about a girl chasing a boy. The moon is the lady and the colourful clouds is the boy or man who likes her.
Here you will see interesting things that the Chinese composers did and most of them are still alive today. In order to link Chinese music with western culture, Chinese composers borrowed a lot of material from western music. For example, the piece called “Moonlight Reflections” is very French, like a piece from Debussy or Ravel and is impressionistic. “The Herd Voice Flute” is the first Chinese composition for piano by a Chinese composer. This piece won the first prize at a Chinese composition competition in the 1939s. It is actually like a two-part Bach invention. I must say, it is a very successful piece of work. How he adapted Bach’s technique to Chinese piano music – it’s a miracle!
I call the “Spring Dance” the Chinese Tango. It comes from the western part of China, from the Xinjiang Province. It sounds a little bit like an Argentinean Tango with a Central Asian flavour.
The original name of “Happy Holidays” was “The Day after the Liberation” which is the period after China gained it’s independence in 1949. But this piece was composed during the Cultural Revolution, so it has a powerful connection with that era. The ten years of Cultural Revolution play an interesting and an important period in China’s history. And actually, it is not so far from my generation – basically, it is the generation of my parents. I think it is important to bring some of those pieces to our time, because some of that music was forbidden to be played. Because this is such a good and unique piece from the period of the Cultural Revolution, I would like to share it with you. We don’t really know who the composer is. It is an adaptation of many Chinese melodies and stories that were passed down from one generation to another.
The last of the songs is from my region in the northeast – a traditional art dance. People dance every morning and every evening. It’s the most popular traditional dance called “The Flight of the Flowers.” This song represents the people of my region and their everyday life. It’s the very authentic and it has its own style. It’s quite different from some of the other works. This is from a folk song from Taiwan. But I really like it – it also has a Rachmaninoff style. There is some connection between this piece and the Rachmaninoff Preludes.
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另，哪位能把这几段的中文名称说出来？
*The Moon Chased by the Colourful Clouds
*Moonlight Reflections
*The Herd Voice Flute
*Spring Dance
*Happy Holidays
*The Flight of the Flowers更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net