勒維特演奏三首變奏曲 3CD
巴哈:郭德堡變奏曲
貝多芬:迪亞貝里變奏曲
瑞夫斯基:團結的人們不會被擊敗
勒維特,鋼琴
⊚ 3CD的重砲級限量版專輯,收錄三部長篇大作。令人瞠目結舌的重量級作品,肯定為他演奏生涯立下里程碑
⊚ 巴哈的《郭德堡變奏曲》與貝多芬的《迪亞貝里變奏曲》同為最偉大的鍵盤樂變奏曲
⊚ 瑞夫斯基 以1973年工人階級發動政變的精神象徵歌曲《團結的人們不會被擊敗》創作變奏曲
⊚ 紐約客雜誌(The New Yorker )表示其演奏具有「輝煌的技巧、魅惑的音調、聰明的才智、難以捉摸的特質,以德文來形容是Innigkeit,或稱之為『饒富深意』」
貝多芬與巴哈是廣獲好評的鋼琴家勒維特求學時期鑽研最深兩位作曲家,而在他演奏事業開始之後,也以無比的熱情演奏其作品:2013年的《貝多芬:晚期鋼琴奏鳴曲》與2014年的《巴哈:組曲》兩張專輯均廣獲好評。而今(2015年)勒維特一舉推出3CD的重砲級限量版專輯,收錄三部長篇大作:《巴哈:郭德堡變奏曲》、《貝多芬:迪亞貝里變奏曲》與當代作曲家瑞夫斯基的變奏曲《團結的人們不會被擊敗》(The People United Will Never Be Defeated )。
巴哈的《郭德堡變奏曲》樂譜於1741年出版,作品被視為變奏曲形式最重要的範例,與貝多芬的《迪亞貝里變奏曲》同為最偉大的鍵盤樂變奏曲。
作曲家瑞夫斯基(Frederic Rzewski, 1938 - ) 為勒維特的好友,先前已經為他創作過一些作品,而勒維特亦曾深入研究瑞夫斯基作品多年。《團結的人們不會被擊敗》演奏時間超過50分鐘,內容包含36段變奏,其主題是根據智利作曲家塞爾吉奧・奧爾特加(Sergio Ortega)的歌曲《團結的人們不會被擊敗》(El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido)。當時軍事獨裁統治者奧古斯托・皮諾切特將軍統治智利長達17年,1973年工人階級發動政變,這首歌曲便是當時重要的精神象徵。1975年瑞夫斯基以此旋律創作變奏曲。演奏此曲 除了需要有超凡的技巧,還需要吹口哨、敲擊琴蓋,並要能控制劇烈聲響之後的震動,並用以做為合音,而這些都是演奏二十世紀鋼琴作品必備的「額外」技巧。
俄羅斯鋼琴家勒維特(Igor Levit),1987年生於俄羅斯城市下諾夫哥羅德(Nizhny Novgorod),他三歲開始學琴,後隨父親移居德國。16歲贏得國際Hamamtsu鋼琴學院比賽首獎 ,2005年春季在以色列舉辦的魯賓斯坦鋼琴大賽中獲得銀牌獎。2012年11月,勒維特與Sony古典簽約發行唱片,於2013年發行個人首張專輯。法蘭克福匯報表示:「這個年輕人不只是有可能成為本世紀最偉大的鋼琴家之一,他早已經是了!」勒維特的演奏行程遍及歐洲與北美,樂評讚譽他是當代最傑出的鋼琴家之一。紐約客雜誌(The New Yorker )表示其演奏具有「輝煌的技巧、魅惑的音調、聰明的才智、難以捉摸的特質,以德文來形容是Innigkeit,或稱之為『饒富深意』」。
令人瞠目結舌的重量級作品同時收錄,不僅考驗獨奏者的演奏功力,也測試愛樂者的鑑賞品味,勒維特的演奏事業也肯定因此立下里程碑。
DISC 1
01. Aria
02. Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
03. Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
04. Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
05. Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
06. Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
07. Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
08. Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
09. Variation 8 a 2 Clav
10. Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza
11. Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta
12. Variation 11 a 2 Clav
13. Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta
14. Variation 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Variation 14 a 2 Clav.
16. Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante
17. Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.
18. Variation 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Variation 18 - Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
20. Variation 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Variation 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Variation 21 Canone alla Settima
23. Variation 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav.
24. Variation 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav.
26. Variation 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Variation 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Variation 27 Canone alla Nona
29. Variation 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. Aria da capo
DISC 2
01. Thema Vivace
02. Variation 1 Alla Marcia maestoso
03. Variation 2 Poco allegro
04. Variation 3 L'istesso tempo
05. Variation 4 Un poco piu vivace
06. Variation 5 Allegro vivace
07. Variation 6 Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
08. Variation 7 Un poco piu allegro
09. Variation 8 Piu vivace
10. Variation 9 Allegro pesante e risoluto
11. Variation 10 Presto
12. Variation 11 Allegretto
13. Variation 12 Un poco piu moto
14. Variation 13 Vivace
15. Variation 14 Grave e maestoso
16. Variation 15 Presto scherzando
17. Variation 16 Allegro
18. Variation 17 (without tempo indication)
19. Variation 18 Poco moderato
20. Variation 19 Presto
21. Variation 20 Andante
22. Variation 21 Allegro con brio
23. Variation 22 Allegro molto ( alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart)
24. Variation 23 Allegro assai
25. Variation 24 Fughetta. Andante
26. Variation 25 Allegro
27. Variation 26
28. Variation 27 Vivace
29. Variation 28 Allegro
30. Variation 29 Adagio ma non troppo
31. Variation 30 Andante, sempre cantabile
32. Variation 31 Largo, molto espressivo
33. Variation 32 Fuga. Allegro
34. Variation 33 - Tempo di Menuetto moderato
DISC 3
01. Thema "With determination"
02. Variation 1 "Weaving: delicate but firm"
03. Variation 2 "With firmness"
04. Variation 3 "Slightly slower, with expressive nuances"
05. Variation 4 "Marcato"
06. Variation 5 "Dreamlike, frozen"
07. Variation 6 "Same tempo as beginning"
08. Variation 7 "Lightly, impatiently"
09. Variation 8 "With agility; not too much pedal; crisp"
10. Variation 9 "Evenly"
11. Variation 10 "Comodo, recklessly"
12. Variation 11 "Tempo I, like fragments of an absent melody — in strict time."
13. Variation 12
14. Variation 13
15. Variation 14 "A bit faster, optimistically"
16. Variation 15 "Flexible, like an improvisation"
17. Variation 16 "Same tempo as preceding, with fluctuations; much pedal / Expansive, with a victorious feeling"
18. Variation 17 "L.H. strictly: R.H. freely, roughly in space"
19. Variation 18
20. Variation 19 "With energy"
21. Variation 20 "Crisp, precise"
22. Variation 21 "Relentless, uncompromising"
23. Variation 22 "very expressionate"
24. Variation 23 "As fast as possible, with some rubato"
25. Variation 24
26. Variation 25
27. Variation 26 "In a militant manner"
28. Variation 27 "Tenderly, with a hopeful expression: cadenza"
29. Variation 28
30. Variation 29
31. Variation 30
32. Variation 31
33. Variation 32
34. Variation 33
35. Variation 34
36. Variation 35
37. Variation 36
38. Cadenza (optional improvisation)
39. Thema (reprise)
DISC 1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
01. Aria02. Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
03. Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
04. Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
05. Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
06. Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
07. Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
08. Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
09. Variation 8 a 2 Clav
10. Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza
11. Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta
12. Variation 11 a 2 Clav
13. Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta
14. Variation 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Variation 14 a 2 Clav.
16. Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante
17. Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.
18. Variation 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Variation 18 - Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
20. Variation 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Variation 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Variation 21 Canone alla Settima
23. Variation 22 Alla breve a 1 Clav.
24. Variation 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav.
26. Variation 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Variation 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Variation 27 Canone alla Nona
29. Variation 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. Aria da capo
DISC 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120
01. Thema Vivace02. Variation 1 Alla Marcia maestoso
03. Variation 2 Poco allegro
04. Variation 3 L'istesso tempo
05. Variation 4 Un poco piu vivace
06. Variation 5 Allegro vivace
07. Variation 6 Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
08. Variation 7 Un poco piu allegro
09. Variation 8 Piu vivace
10. Variation 9 Allegro pesante e risoluto
11. Variation 10 Presto
12. Variation 11 Allegretto
13. Variation 12 Un poco piu moto
14. Variation 13 Vivace
15. Variation 14 Grave e maestoso
16. Variation 15 Presto scherzando
17. Variation 16 Allegro
18. Variation 17 (without tempo indication)
19. Variation 18 Poco moderato
20. Variation 19 Presto
21. Variation 20 Andante
22. Variation 21 Allegro con brio
23. Variation 22 Allegro molto ( alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart)
24. Variation 23 Allegro assai
25. Variation 24 Fughetta. Andante
26. Variation 25 Allegro
27. Variation 26
28. Variation 27 Vivace
29. Variation 28 Allegro
30. Variation 29 Adagio ma non troppo
31. Variation 30 Andante, sempre cantabile
32. Variation 31 Largo, molto espressivo
33. Variation 32 Fuga. Allegro
34. Variation 33 - Tempo di Menuetto moderato
DISC 3
Frederic Rzweski (*1938): The People United Will Never Be Defeated
01. Thema "With determination"02. Variation 1 "Weaving: delicate but firm"
03. Variation 2 "With firmness"
04. Variation 3 "Slightly slower, with expressive nuances"
05. Variation 4 "Marcato"
06. Variation 5 "Dreamlike, frozen"
07. Variation 6 "Same tempo as beginning"
08. Variation 7 "Lightly, impatiently"
09. Variation 8 "With agility; not too much pedal; crisp"
10. Variation 9 "Evenly"
11. Variation 10 "Comodo, recklessly"
12. Variation 11 "Tempo I, like fragments of an absent melody — in strict time."
13. Variation 12
14. Variation 13
15. Variation 14 "A bit faster, optimistically"
16. Variation 15 "Flexible, like an improvisation"
17. Variation 16 "Same tempo as preceding, with fluctuations; much pedal / Expansive, with a victorious feeling"
18. Variation 17 "L.H. strictly: R.H. freely, roughly in space"
19. Variation 18
20. Variation 19 "With energy"
21. Variation 20 "Crisp, precise"
22. Variation 21 "Relentless, uncompromising"
23. Variation 22 "very expressionate"
24. Variation 23 "As fast as possible, with some rubato"
25. Variation 24
26. Variation 25
27. Variation 26 "In a militant manner"
28. Variation 27 "Tenderly, with a hopeful expression: cadenza"
29. Variation 28
30. Variation 29
31. Variation 30
32. Variation 31
33. Variation 32
34. Variation 33
35. Variation 34
36. Variation 35
37. Variation 36
38. Cadenza (optional improvisation)
39. Thema (reprise)