音樂會隨想（下）：自新大陸

在《音樂會隨想（上）：流淌的歲月》中分享了昨晚音樂會交響樂團上半場演奏的是德沃夏克代表作之一《斯拉夫舞曲》和柴科夫斯基浪漫的《第一鋼琴協奏曲》；音樂會下半場演奏的則是被譽為德沃夏克一生中最重要的作品第九交響曲《自新大陸》（Symphony No. 9, From the New World；也被翻譯成《自新世界》，並且被認為此翻譯更準確）。

網上有許多第九交響曲《自新大陸》的賞析，中英文皆有，在此就不重複了。感興趣可以閱讀相關英文網站https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k)或中文網站http://baike.baidu.com/view/1329097.htm?fromtitle=%E5%BE%B7%E6%B2%83%E5%A4%8F%E5%85%8B%E7%AC%AC%E4%B9%9D%E4%BA%A4%E5%93%8D%E6%9B%B2&fromid=3235103&type=syn。我最初是從我父親那裏知道這首著名的第九交響曲，同時知道了《思故鄉》歌曲就是根據《自新大陸》中部分旋律改編，並且也了解到這是德沃夏克在美國這個新世界任職3年期間完成的作品。第一次聆聽，我就喜歡上了這首交響曲，被它那氣勢磅礴、悠遠婉轉、憂愁哀怨、溫暖深情等交織的旋律深深地打動。後來，遠離故國在歐洲留學時，對這首交響曲第二樂章中的思鄉旋律多了一份特別的感受，經常倒磁帶重複聽第二樂章，多次眼睛濕潤；畢業後，來到美國工作，對第一樂章暗喻的美國緊張忙碌的快節奏生活多了一份特別的理解；而第三樂章和第四樂章中歡快諧謔、纖麗多姿、威武輝煌、以及柔美抒情共存的旋律仿佛是如今安居“新大陸”生活的寫照。

昨晚的音樂會上，本市交響樂團在其音樂藝術總監Andres Orozco-Estrada的指揮下將這首著名的第九交響曲演繹的非常成功。我們非常有幸坐在最佳位置的一部位，能近距離欣賞到Orozco-Estrada極富激情的指揮，時而嚴肅、時而詼諧、時而緊張、時而閑適、時而憂愁、時而歡樂。。。。。。我們能清楚看到他額頭上和臉俠上的汗珠。演出結束後，觀眾們掌聲經久不息。我們非常感恩所在城市有這樣的交響樂團和指揮，將繼續做他們的粉絲：-）））。




音樂《Dvorak- New World Symphony , Part Two, 4th Movement》

注：當最初知道昨晚音樂會的節目中有德沃夏克第九交響曲《自新大陸》（From the New World），我不禁想起一篇高中生寫的同名獲獎作文“From the New World”。這位女孩的父母是羊爸羊媽，感恩的是這位女孩是一個好養、省心的孩子。她從初中開始到高中畢業大大小小的作文比賽得獎都是由她的英文老師們將她的文章送出去參賽，而她的父母都是在事後才知道。非常感恩在孩子成長過程中遇到那麽多的好老師們。老師們推薦的作文比賽有些是沒有獎金，有些是包括獎金，小到幾百美元，大到幾千美元。不過，這些獎金都不是當時給這位女孩，而是在她上大學後，直接付給大學，作為女孩學費的一部分。以下這篇附帶獎金的獲獎作文“From the New World”是可口可樂瓶裝公司（Coca -Cola Bottle Company）在高中生中發起的如何看待和對付“同齡人壓力”（peer pressure）為主題的作文競賽，題目和表達形式自選。而那位女孩那次參賽就運用了德沃夏克第九交響曲的題目“From the New World”。

From the New World
My mother once told me that life flows like a ceaseless symphony, majestic, riveting, mysterious, composed by the individual and made complete by the rhythmic throbs of the human spirit. During every strain, someone, somewhere, listens intently. The audience’s face promises an infinite folio of expressions—adoration, disdain, nonchalance… These responses, at times inspiring, at times cruel, and always judging, determine how the composer weaves the ensuing melody. All of us, authors from birth, hope that our works, our lives, win the approval of others. Sometimes, we yearn so ardently that if time were man’s to command, then its frames would forever freeze upon moments where acceptance is mirrored back. However, the pressure stemmed from the opinions of our peers is double-edged; if handled carelessly, we risk disillusionment and the cacophony of lifeless melodies that no longer promise rebirth.

I am but a child, with neither foresight like that of the prophets within Homeric epics nor wisdom granted so profusely to Solomon. I stumble. I get up, and I carry on, as all students do, with a fervent longing for acceptance. Personal identify seems all the more opaque as society offers clashing molds of truth, of morality, of purpose. Others want us to believe what they believe and pursue what they pursue, for in this relative and impressionable age, their vindication flows from the magnitude of their followers. On this journey, conforming is easy; but before you, before we all, jump onto the bandwagon, stop and listen; listen to the mind that seeks understanding beyond passive acceptance and to the heart that hopes for color in a sea of gray. For when we cultivate curiosity and ambition, we summon the courage to carve our own paths and pursue the inexplicable majesties of our own dreams.

Indeed, individualism does not foreshadow a life of solitude. True friends will walk alongside us, carry us, and push us beyond even our own faith in ourselves. They rejoice in our victories and grieve in our losses, and they are the ones whose opinions are truly substantial. But to have such friends, we must also reflect qualities we ourselves seek—compassion, love, loyalty, individuality. In first grade, when we chose to laugh at the boy with the funny accent, we were too young to understand; but today, as we all are older and hopefully wiser, ignorance is no longer excused. Today, we heed the consequences of our choices and bear the fruits of our actions.

For better or for worse, peer pressure was, is, and always will be a contributor to personal identity. But whatever the circumstances may be, if we learn to fix our eyes on aspirations greater than ourselves and take in the lessons of the present, our future will flower in magnificent beauty. And at that ultimate stage of understanding, we perhaps will be able to grasp and live out the timeless melodies of the world’s Masters…Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Dvorak, his Symphony No.9, “From the New World.”

[廣陵曉陽]

回複 '痛快一回' 的評論 :

謝謝你的分享，很感動。我與你對這首交響曲欣賞的心路曆程非常相似。珍重、祝福!

[痛快一回]

謝謝好文！\n\n上學的時候，最愛聽第四樂章，氣勢磅礴，感覺心比天高。\n\n一晃在新大陸漂泊幾十年了，現在每次聽到第二樂章，就眼框濕潤，思鄉之情不能自已。