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Zhang Huoding Kang Severe 1940
Re-uploaded with some slight revisions My amateur translation, thanks to operabeijing for the original video: (http•••) Please feel free to leave any translation corrections/suggestions in the comments. "The Unicorn Purse" (锁麟囊/Suo Lin Nang) was written in 1940 by Weng Ouhong (翁偶虹) at the request of Cheng Yanqiu (程砚秋), one of the "Four Great Dan" of the twentieth century and the teacher of the teacher of Zhang Huoding. This video presents a version of that play with a few cuts and a new ending. "Suo Lin Nang" literally means "locked 'lin' purse", a "lin" being the female variant of a mythical Chinese animal that is often translated as a "unicorn," even though it really isn't one. See: (http•••) Random notes: -"I want the ducks in... five colors": Traditionally, blue, yellow, red, white and black. -"The jewel that is the fulfillment... (如意珠)": This could be a reference to the "Cintamani" of Buddhism, though I doubt it. 如意, meaning, roughly, "as you will", is a fairly common term and I think it would be odd for Xiangling to have this sudden diversion into theology. -"Plain white handkerchief": In Chinese culture, white is the color mourning and therefore inappropriate for a wedding. -"It's neither a pig nor a dog!": I'm not sure what this means... In general, the servants in this play use a lot of Chinese humor that I don't know how to translate. -"when the stars align": Jixiang literally just says that the 18th is a "good day". But in Chinese, "good day" is understood to mean a day that is auspicious or fortuitous for numerological or astrological reasons. -"magpie bridge": (http•••) -"mermaid-pearls": A poetic term for tears, though Chinese mermaids are actually frightening monsters. -"different key": as in a musical key. Sort of like "she marches to the beat of a different drum" -"dried-out, tough, crabby, and rude": This play has a lot of touches of northern Chinese culture; "dried-out, tough, crabby, and rude" is used to refer to a certain type of personality among natives of Beijing. I think. -"a mat for her kang": A kang is a heated platform that you can sit on, eat on, sleep on, etc. that was commonly used in the old days before central heating. This is another instance of Chinese humor that I don't know how to translate. -Luan bird: A mythical bird. -"if you mimic other people...": The first line of a nonsensical children's chant. -"flower of my youth": This line could also mean something like "we are both unfulfilled", but several internet sources say that it refers specifically to "unfulfilled years". -"the laundress fed Hanxin": It's said that, before becoming one of the founders of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin was a poor man who depended on what he could catch with his fishing rod to survive. He was not a very good fisherman but, fortunately, whenever one of the laundresses who used the same river he did saw that he had not caught anything, she would share her meals with him. Later, when Han Xin became a powerful general, he sought out that laundress and tried to reward her. She refused to accept anything and said something to the effect that she had fed him for his sake, not hers. -"look at this person's style": Another joke I don't understand. -"Scoundrel!": Luhan actually calls the gong player a "thing". In Chinese, this is something like saying "You are less than human", though not quite that severe. -"The first bow is to heaven and earth": These are all lines spoken during a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. -"Day to return to her parental home": After marriage, a woman would move in with her husband's family; on certain days, she would be expected to go back home to visit her parents as an act of filial piety. -"three generations his junior": This is a joke I actually get! Jixiang is essentially saying to Tingxun, "The death of your wife is equivalent to the death of my grandmother, and the death of your son is equivalent to the death of my father." In other words, "The death of someone who is of the same generation as you is equivalent to the death of someone who is two generations older than I am, and the death of someone one generation younger than you is equivalent to the death of someone one generation older than I am." Deference to one's elders is central to traditional Chinese culture; Jixiang is is flattering Tingxun by saying his wealth demands a two generation-gap's worth of respect.
Alexander Glazunov José Serebrier Rachmaninoff Rimsky Korsakov Felix Blumenfeld Tchaikovsky Severe Serov Royal Scottish National Orchestra 1896 1897 1910
Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by José Serebrier. I - Adagio - Poco più mosso - Tempo I - Allegro passionato - Più tranquillo - Tempo I - Più tranquillo - Tempo I - Poco più mosso: 0:00 II - Tema con variazioni: Tema. Andante - Variation I. Più mosso. Allegro moderato - Variation II. Allegretto - Più tranquillo - Allegro - Variation III. "Scherzino". Allegro - Variation IV. "Fugato". Andante mistico - Variation V. "Notturno" - Variation VI. Allegro moderato - Variation VII "Finale". Moderato maestoso - Poco più mosso - Più tranquillo: 10:09 III - Intermezzo. Allegretto - Più mosso - Tempo I: 21:03 IV - Finale. Andante maestoso - Moderato - Moderato maestoso - Scherzando - Allegro pesante - Allegro moderato - Moderato maestoso - Più mosso: 25:54 Glazunov's Symphony No.6 was composed in 1896, being premiered in March 28 of 1897 conducted by Glazunov himself. This concert passed to history because the first symphony of Rachmaninoff was premiered as well, it being so poorly received that it begun and three-year depression in which the composed next to nothing. It seems a lack of rehearsal time and (according to some) Glazunov's drunkness produced a botched performance of the piece. Rimsky-Korsakov, in his "Chronicle of My Musical Life", asserted: "Glazunov, who had overcome the whirlpools of the "Sea", the thicket of the "Forest", the walls of the "Kremlin" and the faults of the other compositions from his period of transition, now experienced (as the composer of the ballet Raymonda and of the Sixth Symphony) the full unfolding of his overwhelming talent. The over-rich palette of his imagination and his astonishing command of all technical matters showed his development to have attained its zenith." The Sixth Symphony is dedicated to the pianist, conductor, composer and teacher Felix Blumenfeld. Like Glazunov, he had studied composition under Rimsky-Korsakov. The first movement is structured in sonata form. It begins with a slow and solemn introduction, which culminates in an intense and fateful climax. The allegro begins with a passionate rhythmic main theme, presented by the strings and derived from the introduction material. It is contrasted by a lyrical second theme of great voluptuosity. The development is very dramatic and urgent, showcasing Glazunov's masterful use of counterpoint. Several grandiloquent climaxes are reached, showing the influence of Tchaikovsky. The recapitulation brings back the main themes, before a very dramatic coda ends the movement. The second movement consist of a theme and seven variations. It opens with a lyrical, folkish main theme presented by the strings. The first variation is gentle and delicate, featuring the woodwinds. The third variation is a brief and joyous scherzo, with flutes and strings in pizzicato. The fourth variation is a meditative fugato, with several entries from the strings, it quickly leads to the next one. The fifth variation is a deeply calm and lyrical nocturne. The sixth variation is agitated and Russian in flavour, with the prominence of woodwinds again. The seventh and final variation opens with severe phrases of the brass, contrasted by energic and nervous tuttis. The music culminates in a great climax, before a peaceful coda ends the movement. The third movement, instead of a scherzo, is a brief intermezzo in ternary form. It begins with a graceful and elegant dance theme, coming out almost like from one of Glazunov's ballets. The middle section opens with a contrasting lyrical theme introduced by the flute, and taken by the woodwinds. I unfolds in a very folkloric but light manner. The main theme is then recapitulated. A joyful coda ends the movement. The fourth movement is structured in sonata form. It begins with a solemn and imposing introduction, full of an heroic spirit. The allegro begins with a triumphal main theme that, as with the first movement, is derived from the opening material. A playful and light second theme offers the adequate contrast. A development section works like a set of variations, in which both themes are subjected to various metamorphoses, modulations and other procedures. A brief pastoral episode leads us to the brilliant recapitulation of the themes. The coda begins with a brief fugato, ending the whole work with a massive climax. Picture: "The Rape of Europa" (1910) by the Russian painter Valentin Serov. Musical analysis partially written by myself. Sources: (http•••) and (http•••)
Gustav Mahler Michael Tilson Thomas Severe New World Symphony 1901 2017
an excerpt from the opening of Mahler's 5th Symphony- the grim and foreboding funeral march. In February of 1901 Gustav Mahler, a tireless and passionate performer and composer, suffered a severe and sudden hemorrhage that brought him to the precipice of death. Fortunately, emergency medical aid responded quickly, and he was able to recover slowly over the summer holiday. By the fall he had returned to his regular performing schedule, and to the world all was as it had been- but his evolving compositional style told altogether another story. This movement is the first he wrote following the incident, and the music's relentless and searing angst suggests a new relationship with the looming presence of death. Performance by Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony, January 2017 at the New World Center in Miami Beach, FL.
Aldo Ciccolini Erik Satie 1987 2000
Provided to YouTube by Warner Classics 3 Véritables préludes flasques (pour un chien) : No. 1, Sévère réprimande · Aldo Ciccolini Satie: Works for Piano ℗ 1987 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Remastered 2000 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company Piano: Aldo Ciccolini Composer: Erik Satie Auto-generated by YouTube.
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