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这部 11 分钟的作品是献给伊冯娜-洛里奥德（Yvonne Loriod）的，充满了奇幻的音乐世界，在和声色彩、音域和速度上形成了广泛的对比。第一乐章作为慢板，以遍布整个键盘的不祥和弦为场景作铺垫，随后第二乐章爆发出爆炸性的姿态、奔腾的低音半拍和动感十足的华彩。这些可怕的声音巧妙地与吟唱乐句和咒语式的回旋曲结合在一起，紧张的气氛愈演愈烈，音乐濒临癫狂，最后化为一波波低沉的半音阶。停顿之后，乐曲温和的一面终于得以唱出，作品似乎接近了宁静的尾声--但最后还有一个咒语......

作曲家: Benjamin, George
乐器: Piano
出版社: Faber Music
原文简介:
Dedicated to Yvonne Loriod, this 11-minute work inhabits a fantastical musical world, with a wide range of contrasts in harmonic colour, register, and velocity. The first movement, which serves as a slow introduction, sets the scene with ominous chords spread across the whole keyboard before the second movement erupts with explosive gestures, galloping bass semiquavers and dynamic flourishes. These daemonic sounds are skilfully combined with cantabile phrases and an incantatory scherzo, and the tension builds, with the music verging on pandemonium before dissolving into waves of hushed semiquavers. After a pause, the gentler side of the piece is at last allowed to sing, and the work appears to be approaching a tranquil conclusion – but there is one remaining spell, for the very end… ‘Chiming, craggy… there is a solid integrity to the core of Benjamin’s work that is distinct and individual’ The New York Times (Tim Page), 5 October 1986