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Expression


马里奥.贝内德蒂

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米尔顿•埃斯东瓦曾是个神童。七岁就能弹奏勃拉姆斯的五号作品第三奏鸣曲;十一岁时,他在欧美国家的大都会举办的一系列音乐会上受到批评界和观众的一致欢迎。

Milton eseast was a prodigy. At the age of seven, it was able to play Brahms’s No. five third sonata; at the age of eleven, he was welcomed by critics and audiences in a series of concerts in the European and American metropolis.

然而,当他年满二十岁时,人们却在这位年轻的钢琴家身上看到一种明显变化。他开始过分地注重虚夸的动作、面部的做态、皱眉头、陶醉的眼睛和其他种种类似的效果。他把这一切叫做“他的表情”。

However, when he reached the age of twenty, there was a marked change in the young pianist. He began to pay too much attention to grandiose movements, facial postures, frowns, intoxicated eyes and other similar effects. He called it all “his expression”.

渐渐地,埃斯东瓦练就了一套独到的“表情”。演奏《忧伤》用一种表情,演奏《花园里的小女孩》用另一种表情,演奏《波洛涅兹舞曲》用第三种表情。在每场音乐会之前,他都要对着镜子练习,但是疯狂地崇拜他的听众却认为他的表情非常自然,报以雷鸣般的掌声、喝彩和跺脚声。

Gradually, Estunva developed a unique expression. Play “Sorrow” with one expression, play “Little Girl in the Garden” with another expression, play “Polonize” with a third expression. Before each concert, he had to practice in the mirror, but he adored his audience madly and thought his expression was very natural, with thunderous applause, cheering and stomping.

第一个令人不安的征兆是在星期六的一次朗诵会上出现的。观众注意到某种奇怪的东西。在他们的掌声中包含着些许惊愕。实际上,埃斯东瓦是用《土耳其进行曲》的表情演奏《沉没的大教堂》的。

The first disturbing sign was at a recitation on Saturday. The audience noticed something strange. In their applause there was a little consternation. In fact, esdong wa played the sinking cathedral with the expression of “Turkey March”.

但是六个月以后灾难降临了,医生们称之为空白遗忘症。空白的内容是指乐谱。在二十四小时的时间里,米尔顿•埃斯东瓦永远忘记了他的长长的节目单上的一切小夜曲、序曲和奏鸣曲。

But six months later, disaster struck, which doctors call blank oblivion. The blank content refers to the music score. In twenty-four hours, Milton esforwa always forgot all serenade, Prelude and Sonata on his long program.

令人惊讶的,真正令人惊讶的是,他一点儿也没有忘记他每次演奏时所采用的虚夸而做作的表情。他永远不能再举办一场钢琴音乐会,但是有一点能够使他感到安慰:即使今天,在礼拜六的夜晚,最忠实的朋友们仍然聚在他家里欣赏他的“表情”的无声的独奏音乐会。

Surprisingly, what is really surprising is that he has not forgotten the exaggerated and pretentious expression he uses every time he plays. He can never hold a piano concert, but one thing can make him feel comfortable: even today, on Saturday night, the most loyal friends still gather in his home to enjoy his “expression” solo concert.