猫叔：Every dog has his day!: Music

The King's Singers 北京演唱会

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:39:28 GMT

第一次听The King's Singrs的演唱是在德国莱比锡的“摇摆巴赫”音乐会上。他们的无伴奏和声演唱给我留下了深刻的印象。没想到几年以后他们来到了北京来举办演唱会。早在一个半月前我就买好了门票。

29号晚上，他们在北京世纪剧院举办的演唱会如期拉开帷幕。六位歌手精彩的演唱令全场观众热血沸腾。第一部分的英国民谣当中，有一首《绿袖子》相传是Henry VIII 谱写的，当时我在想咱们的Henry IX（Henry Lee）是不是应该写个《绿帽子》，他老祖先的传统不能丢啊！

第二部分演唱的是法国民歌，还好我会法语。喵哈哈哈！我最喜欢的是他们的流行金曲演唱部分，他们演唱了披头士的Black Bird以及Beach Boy的Kokomo;Andrew Lloyd Webber的All I Ask of you等等。最激动人心的是返场的加演曲目居然是邓丽君的《月亮代表我的心》以及叶丽仪的《上海滩》，尤其是《上海滩》使用粤语演唱。

最后我发挥我那。。。的身躯挤到前面让他们六位歌手在我的节目单上签上了名字。喵哈哈哈~ 没想到我这么大岁数了也会追一次星。不过想起来Henry那小子在Redmond只能听雷德蒙德交响乐团的演出心理马上平衡了许多。

指挥台上的火山——卡洛斯·克莱伯

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:58:29 GMT

       著名奥地利指挥家卡洛斯·克莱伯（Carlos Kleiber）与7月13 日在斯洛文尼亚的度假别墅中与世长辞。10天前，他刚刚度过74周岁生日。7月17日他的家属按照克莱伯的遗愿，在距Ljubljana (卢布尔雅那) 以东60公里的小镇Konjsica将他与已故的妻子合葬。斯洛文尼亚是他母亲和妻子的故乡。他的亲属们对此秘而不宣。生性羞涩的大艺术家，与世长辞后着实安宁了片刻。噩耗在7月19日下午开始在欧洲传开，由于他的一双子女拒绝证实其死讯，为避以讹传讹之嫌，奥新社和德国巴伐利亚歌剧院方面不得不收回已发出的消息。直到傍晚时分，斯洛文尼亚文化部才正式讣告全世界。

        克莱伯的去世震动了国际音乐界和广大爱乐者们。维也纳歌剧院总经理何兰德先生表示，克莱伯是“世界上最伟大的指挥家”，“他在艺术中寻求无人寻求到的东西，即绝对”，“他的去世是音乐界的巨大损失”。指挥家萨瓦列许认为，克莱伯是“这个时代最具魅力的指挥家”。歌唱家格鲁贝洛娃说，克莱伯替她打开了理解体会音乐的一个新空间……

生平

        1930年卡洛斯·克莱伯出生于德国柏林。当时他父亲埃里希·克莱伯（Erich Kleiber）任职于柏林国家歌剧院，是誉高天下，齐名于福特万格勒（柏林爱乐乐团）和瓦尔特（柏林德意志歌剧院）的柏林指挥三尊之一。1935年老克莱伯举家离开纳粹德国移民阿根廷，小克莱伯在布伊诺斯埃里斯成长。二战后，他违背父愿，在瑞士中断化学学业。1952年在慕尼黑园丁剧院担任排练伴奏，开始了音乐生涯。两年后在波茨坦就任指挥，其才华不群，开始显露端倪。接着在杜塞尔多夫，苏黎世，斯图加特等地的歌剧院秣马厉兵，步步发展，硕果累累。70年代以后，慕尼黑巴伐利亚歌剧院以及歌剧院的巴伐利亚国立乐团成为他的主要创作伙伴，并在拜洛伊特瓦格纳艺术节，维也纳国家歌剧院客串。他的“沃采克” “特里斯坦与伊索尔德” “茶花女”“玫瑰骑士”“奥赛罗”“波希米亚人”“蝙蝠”等歌剧，以及贝多芬，勃拉姆斯的交响曲都成为慕尼黑，拜洛伊特和维也纳音乐界的一座座历史性的丰碑。

自我封闭

        随着年龄的增长，克莱伯对音乐的理解和感受也不断加深，他的艺术创作形成一种独一无二的风格，具有令人销魂蚀骨，心醉神迷的魅力；但同时他的性格却变得高度敏感，内向害羞，变化无端，并开始自我封闭：指挥的场次越来越少，曲目范围也越来越狭窄。卡拉扬曾风趣地说，“他是个天才”，“只有到了他的冰箱空了，他才肯指挥”。1999年他率领巴伐利亚广播交响乐团去南欧小岛旅行演出，乐团不知他欲指挥何曲，便带上他近年指挥的所有几部贝多芬和勃拉姆斯的谱子。这场演出成了他的绝唱。

        在他的成熟年代，临时取消演出屡见不鲜：因为无法容忍某钢琴家的孤傲面相，他会取消一个协奏曲的录音；在向全世界作实况转播演出的前一刻，他会突然索要加倍的报酬；卡拉扬去世后，柏林爱乐力邀他出任指挥，他答曰，等我到了无米下炊时我才来指挥。邀他出山，除了天文数字的出场费，还要确保长时间的排练时间。他不能容忍一丝半毫的荒腔走板。一出短短的“波西米亚人”要排三个礼拜，在当今的音乐生产领域，这样的要求在时间上和经济上通常是难以满足的。当然人们不会用一般的市场游戏规则来对待英才盖世，万众仰慕的克莱伯。然而就是铺上红地毯，外加巨额报酬，满足他的所有条件，欢迎他等待他，他常常照样雷打不动。

        1997年奥迪汽车公司以一辆新款豪华A8轿车作为出场价，另加他提出的特殊附加设施装备，请动了这位汽车迷指挥巴伐利亚国立乐队两场音乐会。消息发出，订票单从世界各地雪片般刮来……；当而且仅当德国总统魏茨克相邀之下，1989年他才出面首次也是唯一一次指挥德国的文化灯塔之一：柏林爱乐乐团。总统大面子在上，他自然可以不计报酬。

指挥台上的火山

        越接近他指挥的每一场歌剧或音乐会的上演，整个周边环境也越紧张。他会不会真登台？会不会突然取消演出？然而，一旦他登台了，有关他所有的人性弱点都会自动退到九霄云外。音乐一流动， “魔法”便施展开来，一场精神沐浴，一场灵魂按摩也开始了。他用优雅飘逸，舞蹈翩翩的肢体语言，激发着音乐家们， “电击”着听众们。

        同卡拉扬光滑饱满的音响理念不同，克莱伯致力于一种透明靓丽的音响，让旋律成分充分显现，使复调音乐极其清晰。他的“茶花女”，超尘拔俗，运用纤细清瘦的声音，忧郁阴沉，抓心揪肺。在“自由射手”中他能在一段极短的渐慢之后，在猝不及防的刹那，疾驰电掣，极端加速，将乐队推进到可演奏的极端，达到一种火山爆发的壮观，这本事非克莱伯莫属也。他在“沃采克”中营造气氛：阴云不和，心乱如麻，贝尔格的每一个音符都有了他们实实在在的意义。他在“玫瑰骑士”中举重若轻，神工鬼斧般地弱音艺术，轻如羽翼，薄如蝶翅。维也纳爱乐的一位演奏家对笔者说，在其他任何指挥手下，我们都不会如此弱奏。1993年在维也那的三场“玫瑰骑士”以及接下来在日本的巡演，成了他最后指挥的歌剧（我国爱乐者们可通过DVD观摩该剧的维也纳演出实况）。对人声表演艺术的精通，使他能在交响乐中赋予器乐演奏一种特殊的歌唱性。特别是遇上具有丰富歌剧演出经验的巴伐利亚国立乐团，维也纳爱乐乐团。德国一位音乐评论家将克莱伯的艺术归纳为特殊的音乐过程演绎，音乐的结尾就是一个引力场，节奏成为推向结尾的力量，他的音乐到了尾声部分总是不断加快，形成无可抗拒的力量……；听他指挥的音乐，人们会感到他不是诠释作品，而是创作作品。

        音乐家们同克莱伯合作会得到一种非凡的音乐灵感。尤其是在歌剧演出中，克莱伯不仅为歌唱家提供舒适的音响“环境”，还能够激发带动歌唱家更上一层楼，甚至超水平发挥。例子之一：男高音歌唱家多明戈在莱万，马泽尔，郑明勋，肖尔蒂等指挥下录制了许多“奥赛罗” 的正式出版录音。笔者听了一个非正式出版的斯卡拉歌剧院“奥赛罗”的现场实况录音。尽管多明戈在第二幕最吃重的独白结尾中出现技术问题，但多明戈在这个演出中灵感闪烁，隽永深刻，回味无穷，让人随其爱而爱，随其怒而怒，随其悲而悲，结尾处歌唱家们多用些喊哭等夸张的非音乐手段来表现人物的心理爆发，但在克莱伯摄魂夺魄的烘托下，多明戈运用声乐表演的动态及色彩细变来演唱，具有更强的艺术感染力，令人肝肠寸断；在同其他指挥家合作的录音中便乏善可陈，在自身的高水平上回旋。例子之二：女中音歌唱家奥特在克莱伯指挥的维也纳“玫瑰骑士”中生机勃勃，灵秀清新；但在海丁克指挥的德累斯顿录音中却像歌唱机器，形似味非，听来如同嚼蜡。

人性弱点和音乐天才

        克莱伯毫不妥协的音乐创作作风成为他的招牌，过分苛刻和追求完美使他超越不了自我，始终被恐惧感所困。他对马勒的交响曲的每个音符滚瓜烂熟，却从未染指；贝多芬的音乐世界早已化入他的躯体，却从未指挥过第三英雄和第九交响曲；维也纳爱乐乐团说服他同意实况转播理查斯特劳斯的“英雄生涯”，听众们忘形欢呼，评论家诗语赞歌，却迟迟不见碟片问世，因为克莱伯没有同意出版；在萨尔茨堡他连续14 天聆听卡拉扬“齐格弗里德”的排练，但他未敢触及“尼伯龙根指环”；在米兰斯卡拉歌剧院歌唱家多明戈没能满足他参加十次排练的要求，整个一部在意大利掀起旋风的歌剧“奥赛罗”的现场录音之出版计划便胎死腹中；DG唱片公司录制了他指挥德累斯顿的“特里斯坦与伊索尔德”，尽管有男低音穆尔这样的大歌唱家加盟，但同名主角却力不从心，功亏一篑。克莱伯反对出版，唱片公司不愿让投资付诸东流，抗拒克莱伯的意愿。唱片出版后，DG公司便再也没能录到他指挥的一个音符。

        人格上的弱点和音乐上的天才集克莱伯于一体。女高音凯瑟琳·巴特尔盛气凌人，变化无端的大腕脾气被千夫怒指；但是在人们心中，克莱伯的大腕脾气被他的音乐强度，他的幽默风趣远远压倒了，并且被看成是顽劣老童的天真撒娇。克莱伯不能容忍慕尼黑的另一个大指挥家切利毕达克恃才自傲，对波姆，卡拉扬，卡纳佩茨布什等的出言不逊，恶言秽语：在德国明镜周刊上克莱伯曾以“天上的托斯卡尼尼”委托“地下的克莱伯”转给切利毕达克的信发表文章，冷嘲热讽，犀利如刀，笔落珠玑，妙语生花，读来让人酣畅淋漓，忍俊不止。岂不知克莱伯原来是不折不扣的切利毕达克迷，笔者曾多次在切利毕达克的音乐会上见到克莱伯。

        克莱伯毕生在他著名的父亲的阴影下发展。在一次“玫瑰骑士”的总彩排前，担任指挥的他迟迟未到，歌剧院方面不得不派人去慕尼黑绿森林克莱伯府探寻，只见他身着睡袍坐在留声机边上聆听他父亲指挥该剧的录音，并喃喃自语，我永远达不到这个高度。老克莱伯在柏林指挥首演了贝尔格的歌剧“沃采克”，最有小克莱伯缘的慕尼黑的音乐爱好者们公认，“沃采克”是他最成功的歌剧。

万代流芳

        2000年初指挥家阿巴多同维也纳爱乐乐团发生争执，退出夏季萨尔茨堡艺术节“特里斯坦与伊索尔德”指挥合同。克莱伯闻讯便同维也纳爱乐乐团联络，主动请缨，顶替阿巴多，在瓦格纳爱与死的精神世界中过把瘾。但是指挥家马泽尔已先一步签下合同。克莱伯迷们七窍生烟，怒不可遏，却无可奈何。萨尔茨堡艺术节欲请克莱伯在2004夏指挥“玫瑰骑士”，双方你来我回，频频交涉，但由于今年初克莱伯夫人的去世而停顿。国际音乐界最后一个力邀克莱伯的努力终于以失败告终。

        同为慕尼黑的市民，当今世界第一“伊索尔德”的歌唱家迈耶尔，第一女小提琴家穆特都将能同克莱伯合作作为艺术上的第一愿望，现在这些只能永远留在愿望之中了。如今贵人已逝，留给人间的只有人们的记忆和录音资料。从1973年他的第一套唱片，指挥德累斯顿歌剧院的“自由射手”至今，他的合法录音屈指可数。四部贝多芬，两部勃拉姆斯，两部莫扎特交响曲，两场维也纳新年音乐会，以及歌剧“自由射手”，“茶花女”， “特里斯坦与伊索尔德”，“玫瑰骑士”等等，款款成功，个个精彩。从这些音响资料中，人们可以听到他高强度的音乐表现力，它们是绚丽透明的音响，鞭辟入里的演绎深度，精确挥拍和自由发挥的有机统一。他毕生仅在1983年11月7日指挥过一次贝多芬第六田园交响曲。从Orfeo最新出版的CD来听，他所采用的节奏，动态，连奏断奏和分句展开，足以让当今时髦的历史返古演奏派们偃旗息鼓。两场维也纳新年音乐会，更创下了无以企及的交响圆舞曲的演奏艺术高峰。

        维也纳爱乐乐团将克莱伯列为福特万格勒，托斯卡尼尼，贝母，卡拉扬，伯恩斯坦这样的指挥巨匠行列。克莱伯的英灵之气，将万代流芳。

Learn to be lonely

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:46:55 GMT

Child of the wilderness
Born into emptiness
Learn to be lonely
Learn to find your way in darkness
Who will be there for you
Comfort and care for you
Learn to be lonely
Learn to be your one companion
Never dreamed out in the world
There were arms to hold you
You've always known
Your heart was on its own
So laugh in your loneliness
Child of the wilderness
Learn to be lonely
Learn how to love　life that is lived alone

Learn to be lonely
Life can be lived
Life can be loved
Alone

The Sweetest Days

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:46:36 GMT

The Sweetest Days - Vanessa Williams

You and I in this moment
Holding the night so close
Hanging on, still unbroken
While outside the thunder rolls
Listen now, you can hear our heartbeat
Warm against life's bitter cold
These are the days
The sweetest days we'll know
There are times that scare me
We rattle the house like the wind
Both of us so unbending
We battle the fear within
All the while, life is rushing by us
Hold it now and don't let go
These are the days
The sweetest days we'll know

So we'll whisper a dream here in the darkness
Watching the stars till they're gone
And when even the memories have all faded away
These days go on and on

Listen now, you can hear our heartbeats
Hold me now and don't let go
These are the days
The sweetest days we'll know

很喜欢这个歌曲，它总让我回忆跟Plercy Lee刚认识的时候的那些日子。

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I Knew I Loved You

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:59:06 GMT

I Knew I Loved You

from Savage Garden


Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friends
I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my best friend

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

喜欢一个人却不敢跟那个人说我喜欢他。因为怕说了之后永远会失去他。

也许这就是爱情折磨人的地方。

wish i could fly

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:33:44 GMT

wish i could fly

歌手:roxette

half way through the night,
i wake up in a dream.
echoes in my head,
make every whisper turn into a scream.

i dreamed i could fly.
out in the blue,
over this town,
following you.
over the trees,
subway and cars.
i'd try to find out who you really are.

in the middle of the night.
cool sweating in my bed.
got the windows open wide.
thinking about all the things you said.

i wish i could fly.
out in the blue,
over this town,
following you.
i'd fly over rooftops,
the great boulevards.
to try to find out who you really are.
who you really are?

i wish i could fly now.
i wish i could fly now.
i wish i could fly now.
i wish i could fly now.

i wish i could fly.
around and around.
over this town,
the dirt on the ground.
i'd follow your course of doors left ajar.
to try to find out who you really are.
to try to find out who you really are.

fly, fly, fly.

you'll be in my heart

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:31:28 GMT

第一次被女人俘获了我的心，却爱上了一个不爱我的人。带来的只有伤心。今天晚上看见她上线了，可是她依然不给我机会。想起来这首歌。

you'll be in my heart

歌手:phil collins 专辑:tanzan soundtrack

phil collins -you'll be in my heart
soundtrack from tanzan
come, stop your crying, it will be all right
just take my hand, hold it tight
i will protect you from, all around you
i will be here, don't you cry
for one so small, you seem so strong
my arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm
this bond between us, can't be broken
i will be here, don't you cry
cause you'll be in my heart
yes, you'll be in my heart
from this day on
now and forever more
you'll be in my heart
no matter what they say
you'll be here in my heart
always
why can't they understand the way we feel?
they just don't trust, what they can't explain
i know we're different but, deep inside us
we're not that different at all
and you'll be in my heart
yes, you'll be in my heart
from this day on,
now and forever more
don't listen to them
cause what do they know?
we need each other, to have to hold
they'll see in time
i know
when destiny calls you, you must be strong
i may not be with you, but you've got to hold on
they'll see in time
i know
we'll show them together
cause you'll be in my heart
believe me, you'll be in my heart
i'be there from this day on
now and forever more
oh ,you'll be in my heart (you'll be here in my heart)
no matter what they say
i'll be with you be here in my heart( i'll be there always )
always
i'll be with you
i'll be there for you, always
always and always
just look over your shoulder
just look over your shoulder
just look over your shoulder
i'll be there, always

Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:00:47 GMT

被同一个人伤心了两次。唉~这首歌曲也许能表达我的心情了。想起来朋友跟我说的一句话：男人是用下身来思考问题的！

have you ever really loved a woman

歌手:bryan adams 专辑:greatest hits ii

bryan adams - have you ever really loved a woman

to really love a woman

to understand her - you gotta know her deep inside

hear every thought - see every dream

n' give her wings - when she wants to fly

then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms

ya know ya really love a woman

when you love a woman you tell her that she's really wanted

when you love a woman you tell her that she's the one

cuz she needs somebody to tell her that it's gonna last forever

so tell me have you ever really - really really ever loved a woman?

to really love a woman

let her hold you - til ya know how she needs to be touched

you've gotta breathe her - really taste her

til you can feel her in your blood

n' when you can see your unborn children in her eyes

ya know ya really love a woman

when you love a woman you tell her that she's really wanted

when you love a woman you tell her that she's the one

cuz she needs somebody to tell her that you'll always be together

so tell me have you ever really - really really ever loved a woman?

you got to give her some faith - hold her tight

a little tenderness - gotta treat her right

she will be there for you, takin' good care of you

ya really gotta love your woman...

then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms

ya know ya really love a woman

when you love a woman you tell her that she's really wanted

when you love a woman you tell her that she's the one

cuz she needs somebody to tell her that it's gonna last forever

so tell me have you ever really - really really ever loved a woman?

so tell me have you ever really - really really ever loved a woman?

so tell me have you ever really - really really ever loved a woman?

All I ask of you

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 03:47:08 GMT

女人善变，爱上一个不爱自己的人更要命。内心挣扎，无能为力，留下的只是伤心。想起来了安德鲁·韦伯在《the phantom of the opera》里面的一个歌曲《All I ask of you》，听着The King's Singers演绎的六人无伴奏合唱版本更增加了许多凄凉……

All I ask of you

歌手:The King's Singers 专辑:Capella

from "the phantom of the opera"
raoul: steve barton
christine: The King's Singers

no more talk of darkness,
forget these wide-eyed fears;
i'm here, nothing can harm you,
my words will warm and calm you.
let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears;
i'm here, with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you.

say you'll love me ev'ry waking moment;
turn my head with talk of summertime.
say you need me with you now and always;
promise me that all you say is true,
that's all i ask of you.

let me be your shelter,
let me be your light;
you're safe, no one will find you,
your fears are far behind you.

all i want is freedom,
a world with no more night;
and you, always beside me,
to hold me and to hide me.

then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;
let me lead you from you solitude.
say you want me with you, here beside you,
anywhere you go, let me go too,
christine, that's all i ask of you.

say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime.
say the word and i will follow you.
share each day with me, each night, each morning.
say you love me...

you know i do.

love me, that's all i ask of you.

anyway you love me too,love me
that's all i ask of you

~end~

马勒~ 要命的马勒~

Mon, 30 May 2005 14:17:51 GMT

以前就对马勒的十首交响乐心存余悸。据说是需要心与心的交流，用心去听马勒的作品。后来在魔术号角上面看见了有关阿巴多指挥的马勒作品的评论。我知道阿巴多是因为马勒作品的出色指挥之后就一举成名了。于是乎，我去唱片店买了一套阿巴多指挥柏林爱乐的马勒交响曲全集。乖乖~ 12张CD呢，花了不少银子。

听过之后感觉跟我朋友说的一样。马勒的交响乐是需要用心灵去理解乐曲的含义，用精神与音乐沟通。马勒的交响乐基本都是很低沉的，所以这几天我的心情也是低沉的。要命的马勒~

最后找到一个人对马勒的评价。原文如下：

Mengelberg拿著马勒亲授的画笔，
才画了两笔，
纸笔便被夺走，
从留最美的一角让我们去想象；

Walter手中捧着马勒的笔记，
一变画一边亲切地向我们解说着：
「这就是马勒。」

Klemperer则是撕了又画,画了又撕，
不知在多少碎片之后告诉我们：
「这才是马勒。」

Mitropolous则是狂暴的画一个大叉，
然后告诉我们：
「這不是马勒!」

Scherchen则是靜靜的一言不发，
当他画完之后，
我们赫然发现原來画中的人竟是他自己！

Tennstedt则是拿著一支非顶级的画笔，
只见这支笔画了又断，断了又画，
但是，离他想临摹的那张马勒照片仍有相当差距。

Bernstein來了，
只见他从上衣中拿出一支钢笔来，
在画紙上写着：I am Mahler.

猫叔：Every dog has his day!: Music

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指挥台上的火山——卡洛斯·克莱伯

Learn to be lonely

The Sweetest Days

I Knew I Loved You

wish i could fly

you'll be in my heart

Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?

All I ask of you

马勒~ 要命的马勒~