Piano Concerto Chiavi in Mano 钢琴协奏曲

作曲家注：为波士顿交响乐团创作钢琴协奏曲的想法是由伟大的莫扎特学者和钢琴家罗伯特-列文（Robert Levin）提出的。这个想法显然得到了波士顿交响乐团艺术总监托尼-福格（Tony Fogg）的赞同和音乐总监詹姆斯-莱文（James Levine）的支持。这首协奏曲的大部分内容是 2004 年夏天在罗马美国学院的一个隐蔽工作室里创作的。虽然大部分作曲都是在远离家乡的地方进行的，但这首协奏曲却显得特别 "美国"，充满了乡土气息。在我的许多作品中，简单、熟悉的音乐理念是起点。一个形状、一个旋律片段、一个节奏、一个和弦、一种质地或一种音色都可能点燃探索的欲望。如何改变、阐述、延伸和组合这些简单而微不足道的事物，成为作曲过程中令人兴奋的挑战。我还希望完成后的作品能以自然的方式呼吸，自发、有机地发展，以我开始创作时无法想象的方式实现音乐实质的转变。转变是我们的目标，目的是实现我无法实现的感知和接触状态的改变。协奏曲的标题 "Chiavi in mano "是意大利汽车销售员和房地产经纪人的口头禅：买下房子或汽车，钥匙就是你的。不过，这个标题更贴切的原因是，钢琴写作的目的是 "手到擒来"，无论多么困难，都能保持身体舒适，毫无压力。换句话说"琴键在手"。耶胡迪-怀纳，2004 年 12 月 13 日

作曲家: Yehudi Wyner
乐器: Orchestra;Piano
出版社: Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
原文简介:
Composer note: The idea for a piano concerto for the Boston Symphony was instigated by Robert Levin, the great Mozart scholar and pianist. The idea was evidently embraced by BSO Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg and supported by Music Director James Levine. Much of the concerto was composed during the summer of 2004 at the American Academy in Rome in a secluded studio hidden within the Academy walls. While much of the composing took place far from home, the concerto comes out as a particularly “American” piece, shot through with vernacular elements. As in many of my compositions, simple, familiar musical ideas are the starting point. A shape, a melodic fragment, a rhythm, a chord, a texture, or a sonority may ignite the appetite for exploration. How such simple insignificant things can be altered, elaborated, extended, and combined becomes the exciting challenge of composition. I also want the finished work to breathe in a natural way, to progress spontaneously, organically, moving toward a transformation of the musical substance in ways unimaginable to me when I began the journey. Transformation is the goal, with the intention of achieving an altered state of perception and exposure that I am otherwise unable to achieve. “Chiavi in mano” – the title of the concerto – is the mantra used by automobile salesmen and realtors in Italy: Buy the house or the car and the keys are yours. But the more pertinent reason for the title is the fact that the piano writing is designed to fall “under the hand” and no matter how difficult it may be, it remains physically comfortable and devoid of stress. In other words: “Keys in hand.” –Yehudi Wyner, December 13, 2004