Menotti: Ricercare and Toccata On a Theme from <i>The Old Maid and the Thief</i> 觸技曲 主題老處女與小偷

美籍義大利作曲家和詞作者吉安-卡羅-梅諾蒂於 1939 年創作了他的第一部英文歌劇《老處女與小偷》。該劇受美國全國廣播公司（NBC）委託，作為廣播歌劇（在廣播中演出），並由 NBC 交響樂團首演。多年後，梅諾蒂改編了歌劇第三幕中的一個主題，並將其擴展為鋼琴獨奏的雙樂章高級作品。第一樂章是一首抒情的 "抒情曲"（ricercare），其中包含協奏曲式的寫作、繁複的華彩和華麗的即興手勢。與此形成鮮明對比的是，第二樂章的托卡塔以穩定的 16 分音符永動機展開，音樂幽默的瞬間與鋼琴的精彩表演相結合。這首簡潔的作品長約七分鐘，常用於比賽和獨奏會。本版本包含有用的指法和踏板建議，以及對形式的討論和原歌劇的簡介"

作曲家: Gian Carlo Menotti
校訂者: Albert Mendoza
樂器: Piano
出版社: Alfred Music
難度: Advanced;
風格: Masterwork
原文簡介:
Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti composed his first opera in English, The Old Maid and the Thief, in 1939. It was commissioned by NBC as a radio opera (to be performed on air) and was premiered by the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Years later, Menotti adapted a theme from the opera's third scene, transforming and expanding it into an advanced two-movement work for solo piano. The first movement is a lyrical and emotive ricercare, which contains contrapuntal writing, elaborate flourishes, and flamboyant improvisatory gestures. By contrast, the second-movement toccata unfolds in steady, 16th-note perpetual motion with moments of musical humor combined with brilliant pianistic display. The concise work, approximately seven minutes in length, is often used in competitions and recitals. This edition contains helpful fingering and pedaling suggestions, as well as a discussion of form and a brief synopsis of the original opera.