Why listen to classical music? Because the melody of classical music is very listenable, its attainments and technical value are reflected in its full emotional expression, and it is also very rich. Compared with modern music, classical music is more ups and downs and is thought-provoking. Perseverance can guide our emotions to reach an artistic conception of music and music. After reading through three articles at this time, we have already experienced the enthusiasm of classical music instead of being cold and distant.

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Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Czerny’s favorite student, was born in Reading, Hungary. He started learning piano at the age of six, paving the way for future generations. A new watershed, which greatly enriched the expression and expansion power of the piano, created the ultimate orchestral arrangement effect on the piano, composed many famous piano etudes and created the symphonic poetry genre. He also pioneered the method of playing music from memory. (He believes that an excellent pianist should not perform with a score when he comes on stage, which can better highlight the charm of a pianist). He also won the reputation of "King of Piano" for his great contribution to piano and above.

Liszt was the most brilliant pianist in the 19th century. In his life, he was inspired by the famous Italian violinist Paganini (he strived for the first place, and what others said was impossible became possible with him, and he succeeded) and was determined to create a miracle like Paganini on the piano. . His playing style inherited the dynamic piano music tradition of Clementi and Beethoven, and developed a virtuoso performance style of 19th century concerts.

Liszt pursued a dizzying (smooth connection of each note) piano playing style with dazzling acrobatics: extremely fast speed, loud volume, brilliant technique , The wild momentum made people at that time intoxicated. This brilliant, romantic, and highly individual piano playing style has established itself as the most influential school in the history of European piano performance art. Liszt and Chopin at that time pushed the art of piano to a climax, an unprecedented new height.

"The Bell" was composed in 1834 and is adapted from Paganini's violin piece "The Bell", which had a great influence on Liszt. This is a piano piece dedicated to the German pianists Clara and Schumann. After a concise prelude, the "bell's theme" soon appeared in the climax area. The crisp and sweet timbre of the piano's high range and the overtone playing method formed a short and powerful sound, forming a series of vivid and lifelike small bells.

Since the timbre of the piano's high range is easier to imitate the sound of a bell than that of a violin, the effect of the bell is more pronounced. The next theme continues to use the timbre characteristics of the piano's high range to play bells with different rhythms. The alternating variations of these two themes form a difficult, brilliant and gorgeous passage. The final piece of music uses the genre characteristics of dance music and ends in a warm and joyful singing and dancing atmosphere. The playing time is about 4 minutes.

Video: Li Yundi performs Liszt's "The Bell"

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828), a famous Austrian composer , he is a representative figure of early romantic music and is also considered to be the last master of classical music. In the famous musical city of Vienna at the beginning of the 19th century, following great musicians such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, another brilliant musician appeared, the composer Franz Schubert (unfortunately, genius is always early). Passed away, Schubert died at the age of 31).

Schubert grew up in a very poor family. He studied piano and violin since he was a child. At the age of eleven, he was admitted to the choir of the Imperial Chapel and moved to the seminary. He became the violinist of the school band and also served as a conductor. , which gave him the opportunity to come into contact with the masterpieces of some famous composers of the Vienna classical music school. In 1813, he composed the "First Symphony" for the orchestra. Schubert left the seminary in 1813 because his voice changed. In order to reduce the family burden, Schubert worked as an assistant teacher in his father's school while continuing to create.

Although Schubert's creative career was short, he left a lot of musical wealth to future generations. Liszt called him "the most poetic musician of all time." With more than 600 artistic songs, he is known as the "King of Songs" in the history of music. He wrote a large number of songs for the works of many poets such as Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Heinrich Heine, Wilhelm Müller, etc. (all great poet), closely combining music and poetry.

In 1816, Schubert resolutely resigned from his position as a teacher in order to compose music. Due to the loss of his salary, he lived in poverty for a long time, which caused great physical and mental damage to Schubert. On November 19, 1828, Schubert, who was only thirty-one years old, passed away suddenly in Vienna. According to his request, he was buried next to the tomb of Beethoven, whom he had always admired but only met a few times during his lifetime (Great People Are Neighbors). , you will never be lonely).

"Lullaby" was composed in 1822, when Schubert was 25 years old, but the score was not discovered until 43 years later and was first performed in 1865 (if someone asks me, who can Show your love vividly, and I will definitely tell him it’s Schubert without hesitation).

This piece is not only the most outstanding work among Schubert's symphonies, but also a masterpiece of romantic music and has been used as a model of prenatal education music for future generations. The transparent, pure, beautiful and rich melody, and the glory of the singer's motherhood make this piece The song is a household name (who would know that the great Schubert composed this song in exchange for filling his stomach, which is really a mockery of genius). When you hear this song, you will definitely think of: "Sleep, sleep my dear baby "This peaceful piece of music comes from the romantic and beautiful piano poet Schubert.

Video: Singing version of "Lullaby"

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Sarasate (1844-1908) is a famous Spanish violinist and composer who is famous throughout the ages. Born in Pamplona, ??Spain, in 1844 and died in Biarritz, France, in 1908. Known as the "Paganini of the late 20th century".

The large number of violin works created by Sarasate are full of strong Spanish national characteristics and sentiments. Each work is a perfect combination of beautiful melodies flowing from the bottom of the heart and endlessly changing playing techniques. The works are widely loved by the world because of their unique charm, whether they are the brilliant "Fantasia of Carmen", "Fantasia on a Faust Theme", "Gypsy Song" (also known as the Song of the Wanderer) and "Introduction and Tarantella" or the exquisite "Spanish Dance" are like shining pearls, forever embedded in the treasure house of world violin classic music.

The splendid effect of Sarasate's soulful and sad performance intertwined with the difficult and profound violin skills will make anyone feel fascinated after listening to it.

The creative background of "Song of the Wanderer" is based on the Gypsy nation (good at singing, dancing, and divination). This famous tribe is a wandering nation with no fixed residence, and they have lived a poor and prosperous life for generations. Although they live a life of discrimination, this nation is lively, optimistic, and good at singing and dancing. Sarasate uses very appropriate writing to describe several aspects of this nation's character, and perfectly combines the melody and technique of the violin. , embodying the Gypsy nation's attitude towards life that is full of poverty but optimistic.

Video: Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra_Song of the Wanderer

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Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), German-French composer Home. Offenbach is the founder and outstanding representative of French operetta. Facing the public, he combined the tradition of stage drama, the form of comic opera, live newspaper performances on Paris boulevards and urban folk songs to form a new form of expression. When he was young, he was regularly admitted to the "Paris Conservatoire" to study.

His tunes run through the folk sentiments that are loved by the public. The music is extremely light and cheerful, and widely adopts the rhythm of life dances, such as waltz, gallop and cancan dance (the expression of fast-paced joy). The operetta is full of ridicule and satire, but it also caters to the tastes of the powerful, highly entertaining, and even erotic. This is also the reason why his art can exist in the Second Empire. Offenbach's music has great influence on the Austrian F. Su Pei, J. Strauss, A. Sullivan, F. of Hungary. Lehar has had a profound influence as well as modern American musicals. In the summer of 1855, Offenbach opened his own theater, the "Comédière de Paris", which immediately became one of the most famous theaters in Paris. Meyerbeer, Rossini, Thackeray, Tolstoy They were all guests of the theater.

"Heaven and Hell Overture", also known as "Orfeo in Hell", is an orchestral piece written by the German-French composer Offenbach. It was composed in 1858 and performed in Paris in the same year. It is one of the most popular works. One of the famous operettas, the opera embodies the extremely popular story of Orfeo and Euridice in Greek mythology. Monteverdi and Gluck had earlier written it into an opera, and then Offenbach for this script that is full of wit and woven with social satire. "Orfeo in Hell" itself is a very happy piece of music, but when combined with the story, it becomes a satire, insinuating and satirizing the corruption and incompetence of the political figures of Louis Bonaparte's Second Empire.

This operetta is the earliest two-act work written by Offenbach, so it has special significance, but some versions have a four-act structure.

Video: "Heaven and Hell Overture"

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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), a famous Italian composer during the Baroque period Home, violinist, and priest. The pioneer of the violin concerto genre and the music enlightener of the Baroque period, he turned the solo concerto into the best form of expression of Baroque music.

At the age of 25, Vivaldi became a priest. Because he had red hair, people called him the "red-haired priest." Then he became a priest of the church and worked as a violin teacher at the girls' music school affiliated to the church. Under Vivaldi's careful guidance, the orphanage band and choir flourished, and his reputation as a composer and violinist also crossed the Alps. Some music-loving nobles came all the way to Venice just to Listen to him play the violin.

During the nearly forty years that Vivaldi taught, a large number of musical works continuously flowed out of his quill. The most outstanding ones are his works which are famous for their folk color and life style. Instrumental pieces.

He wrote nearly 500 concertos and 73 sonatas in his lifetime. In addition, he also composed more than ten operas, cantatas, motets, etc. Many of them were published during his lifetime, including his most famous work, the Violin Concerto The Four Seasons.

Vivaldi's Violin Concerto "The Four Seasons" was composed around 1725. It is the twelve violin concertos "The Four Seasons" published by Vivaldi when he was about fifty years old. Concerto "Experiments in Harmony and Creativity" No. 1 to No. 4 are collectively called "Four Seasons". These four concertos are Vivaldi's most famous works, and the melodies in them are still popular today. All four works use authentic title music in the form of a three-movement concerto, not only setting the given sonnet to music, but also using many descriptive techniques. These four works are full of painting and arouse people's strong interest in the music of the Baroque era.

Among them, the first movement (Allegro) of "Spring" is the most famous, with a cheerful spring atmosphere. The song opens with a relaxing and joyful melody, which immediately reminds people of the greenery and vitality of spring. It describes the return of spring to the earth, the earth slowly awakens from the freeze, the birds sing happily, and the forest branches and leaves whisper in the wind.

Video: "Four Seasons" conducted by Chun Karajan

Conclusion:

The appreciation and introduction of 15 pieces of music and 14 great musicians has been completed (will be updated later) Willing to continue sharing with everyone and keep updated). Most of the music in these fifteen pieces is familiar to everyone. The purpose is to let everyone discover that the cheerful and beautiful tunes you heard at a certain moment are actually so close to your life. Classical music is not cold and cold. , it is close to our lives. Music itself is an expression of emotion, and classical music has gone through the baptism of time and remains popular for a long time.

Good pure music is like Pandora's magic box. The notes that leak out are intertwined with mystery, elegance, ethereal, sexy, sadness, and excitement, turning into a spell and awakening our sleeping hearing.

May time flow quietly in the palm of your hand, dance with you and me in the ocean of music, and enjoy the quiet time.

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