演出者：
指揮／宋旭鈞
大提琴／阿爾班．蓋哈特曲目：
蕭斯塔科維契：《慶典序曲》
普羅科菲夫：交響協奏曲
拉赫瑪尼諾夫：第三號交響曲
如果只用一個字描述西元二十世紀的俄羅斯，「變」或許是最好的寫照。1917 年的「十月革命」，讓俄羅斯走向新的政治宿命，影響所及，不少藝術工作者選擇出走。貴族後裔的拉赫瑪尼諾夫，在革命中失去了大筆財富，共黨體制對於藝術的檢查和管制，迫使他藉出國巡迴的機會，走上亡命之途，最後落腳美國。來到新大陸之後，鋼琴演奏成了拉赫瑪尼諾夫的主業，儘管如此，在1936 年發表的第三號交響曲，則是為他個人晚年的音樂事業，留下了絕佳註腳。拉氏典型的感傷特質，穿梭在抒情旋律與詼諧曲趣之間，耐人尋味！相較之下，留在國內的普羅科菲夫和蕭斯塔科維契，似乎就沒那麼幸運了。這兩位作曲家畢生都在與蘇維埃政權對抗，他們單純的藝術理念，往往因為當局者的意識形態而被扭曲。或許是形勢比人強，他們的音樂必須要「為國家，為人民服務」，太過前衛和創新的手法，總會遭致當局和輿論撻伐。蕭斯塔科維契發表於1954 年的《慶典序曲》，是為了慶祝俄國十月革命三十七周年而作；普羅科菲夫將自己的大提琴協奏曲改寫，於1952年重新以交響協奏曲的面貌問世，其中增添了濃郁的民族色彩。兩部作品各有不同創作動機，卻是殊途同歸─只有大眾能夠接受的，才是唯一的標準，但是當局者可能沒聽到的，則是作曲家「不願妥協的心聲」！
- 購票連結：NSO 名家系列《琴炫俄羅斯》》
Kimbo Ishii, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op.96
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto, Op.125
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44
If there were only one word to describe Russia in the 20th century, the best choice might be “transition”. The October Revolution in 1917 forced Russia to face its new political fate, while the aftermath led to the exile of countless artists. Rachmaninoff, from a family of Russian aristocracy, lost a large estate in the revolution and was placed under the censorship of the communist establishment which finally forced him to choose self-imposed exile. He eventually settled down in the United States and served as a soloist to earn a living. Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony which premiered in 1936 was the representative work written in his last years. With the distinctive melancholy which permeates all of Rachmaninoff’s compositions, blended with lyrical melodies and a humorous aura, the symphony has become a beloved work. On the other hand, Prokofiev and Shostakovich who chose to stay in the Soviet Russia, remained living in fear. They had to constantly fight against government bureaucracy that constantly misinterpreted their original artistic concepts. The Central committee requested that composers compose music that could be understood by the masses and uplift the Soviet people, and condemned works which were regarded as “avant-garde” and “unconventional”. Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, premiered in 1954, was written to mark the 37th anniversary of the October Revolution. Prokofiev revised his Cello Concerto, adding abundant folk elements, and gave it a new title of Symphony-Concerto which was premiered in 1952. Regardless of the differences in initial motivation for the composition of these works, both of them appeared to be compromises to the regime as “music that could be understood by the masses,” while hiding notes of “secret rebellion.”
- 購票連結 Ticketing：NSO 名家系列《琴炫俄羅斯》
NSO Masters Series - Russian Feast