"Suddenly, I heard the sound of pipa on the water, and the host forgot to return home and did not speak. Looking for the sound, I asked who the player secretly, but the sound of pipa stopped and wanted to speak slowly." With the melodious accompaniment of the piano, Wang Yaoqing slowly walked onto the stage as he recited Bai Juyi's " pipa sing " by .
There is a piano, a chair, and a sofa on the stage. The baritone singer Shen Yang , pianist Zhang Yiming and the narrator Wang Yaoqing, who comes from the theater stage, performed a special concert with a leisurely artistic conception "Jade is also thousands of times - The Road to Tang Poetry in Songs" under the interlaced lights.
is different from most classical concerts, this is a musical sound about Chinese Tang poetry. 22 ancient poems and musical works that were translated and composed by translators and composers from various countries were selected, including "Quiet Night Thoughts", "Hidden Night of Du Fu ", "Hidden Night of Spring Night of Rain" by Zhang Ruoxu , and "Hidden Spring River Flower Moon Night of " by translators and composers from various countries were selected. Singer Shen Yang was sung in Chinese, English, French, German , Russian, Czech and Swedish , of which 90% of the repertoire were premiered in China.
As the narrator, Wang Yaoqing tells the story behind composers from all over the world compose music for ancient Chinese poems. There is only piano accompaniment throughout the whole process, and there is no applause. "Don't applaud us, the applause should be left to our ancestors." Shen Yang said.
Chinese stories have long been told around the world
00 After the mid-19th century, Western culture began to be continuously imported into China on a large scale. Zhuang Yanling, Zhailis and other sinologists from China, as well as Hans Betger, Arthur Welly, who are obsessed with Chinese culture, either compared the original text or learned from others, and compiled a large number of Chinese poems, including Tang poetry, in their native language.
In Shen Yang's view, the telling of Chinese stories is not limited to local Chinese creators. In the past decade of exploration, he found that there are no less than 500 musical works such as operas, symphony , piano, orchestra , etc., "The opera "Li Taibai" produced by Bonn Theater in Germany and created by Clemens von Frankenstein was just staged in Germany before, telling the story of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, since more than 100 years ago, people from all over the world who love Chinese culture have helped us tell Chinese stories."
"Music is borderless. Meyerber, the representative of French opera, is actually a German composer, who creates excellent Spanish music. ml1 Ravel is a French composer. Chinese music should be defined in a broader sense. Foreign composers can also write excellent music for Tang poetry and Song lyrics. For example, in this concert, Han Yu's "Stones" by Han Yu in the United States, speaking fluent Chinese, and his understanding and love for Chinese culture is no less than us."
Of course, from ancient Chinese poetry to modern foreign poetry, from poetry to Western classical music , there has also been a series of transformations. However, in Shen Yang's view, being "misunderstood" is also the most interesting part of cultural communication, and it will produce a new beauty.
For example, the famous composer Mahler 's "Song of the Earth" was created by the collection of Chinese poetry translated by the German poet Hans Bethge (1876-1946). Interestingly, the version Mahler reference is not a direct Chinese-translated German version, but a translation after going through Chinese-translated French and French-translated German version. Among them, Li Bai's "Banquet Tao Family Pavilion" has a "misunderstanding" in the process of Chinese translation. "Tao" was originally a surname, and in the poem it refers to "Tao Family Pavilion", but it is translated into "Ceramic Pavilion" in French - "Porcelain Pavilion".
"But this is the process of cultural dissemination, and humans are constantly correcting it. Our concert is to let the audience feel the weight of Chinese culture, and its impact on the world is far beyond our imagination."
Wang Yaoqing: I am Teacher Shen Yang's mouth and replace
In this concert, Wang Yaoqing's role was set up quite cleverly. When Shen Yang sang, he was the quiet listener on the sofa in the dark; when the song stopped, he was the narrator in the light and shadow.Talking about preparing for this concert, Wang Yaoqing joked: "I have learned Chinese for 47 years in the past, just to prepare for this concert."
One is a singer on the opera stage, and the other is a "master-dominated professional" and "happy comedian" who have been active in film and television dramas and variety shows in recent years. The origin of Shen Yang and Wang Yaoqing's partnership is not only curious.
In 2019, Wang Yaoqing played the 22-character symphony "Peller Gent" in a concert with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra . Taking this opportunity, he met Zhang Jiemin, the conductor.
Later, the second season of the interview program "Interview with Jobs" hosted by Wang Yaoqing was recorded. He invited Shen Yang through Zhang Jiemin and started a conversation about classical music. The two of them had similar ambitions and had a great conversation, so they achieved another cooperation later.
"I'm actually very curious about what kind of form this will be. As an actor, I am used to completing a story for the director, and rarely tell it as myself. This time my collaboration with the two artists gave me more freedom. I also learned that there are so many beautiful works in the world that no one has ever heard of. I hope that through my story, the audience can not only know the truth, but also know the reason."
Musical interpretation of ancient poetry , Shen Yang has a lot of words to share with the audience. Wang Yaoqing took on this part of the work well. He called himself "Shen Yang's mouth substitute". "All my lyrics were written by Teacher Shen, which is also the process of my learning."
In Wang Yaoqing's interview, he also transformed into a student and asked Shen Yang to ask Shen Yang for the pronunciation of singing. When talking about the learning results, Shen Yang commented: "If he learns singing professionally, he should be a baritone."
"No, no, no, I may be a male breaking voice." Wang Yaoqing's humor is as always.
