ExclusiveChopin: Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 15 'Raindrop' 蕭邦：前奏曲，作品28 - 第15首“雨滴”

【Classical music and nature 古典音樂小站】Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 15 in D flat major, 'Raindrop'. This beautiful piece was played by Sergio DuBois. It has Creative Commons license and is provided through www.musopen.org.

The 15th Prélude in D flat major, at 89 bars one of the two longest, stands out from the others due to its traditional tonal language and its outwardly cantabile, nocturne-like melody. However, a special feature that particularly characterises this piece is the constant monotonous repetition of the note A flat (or G sharp), almost continuously in the accompaniment, which gives the impression of evenly falling drops. These repeated notes are rhythmically varied in the theme by being interrupted by chords of the home key in the left hand at different points in the bar. A mild diatonic cantilena floats above it, pure and sweet, almost sentimental. In order not to remain in this sentiment, Chopin develops the melody in the following period (from bar 9) with the help of modulations (to G flat major, A flat minor, B flat minor). This makes it even more singable and gives it more depth, and the accompaniment moves away from the initial monotony caused by the repeated notes.

"In the 2nd long part with altered accidentals, in C sharp minor, the note G sharp is struck monotonously by the right hand, now almost with grim obsession, transforming the sentimental expression into a dark drama. The part in the left hand progresses in mysterious duplets, the upper voice of which, an ascetic, austere melody, becomes even stronger, like a crescendo to a climactic fortissimo, where the persistent repetitions - now on the note b - sound like bells of terror, and all the more so because they are supported by powerful chords in an unusual sequence. After the second culmination, this effect gives rise to what is probably the most beautiful cantilena in the entire cycle, which surrounds the g sharp repeated with tragic tenacity - musically, it emanates from the ascetic two-note motif in the left hand mentioned above. The final, very short reprise of the D flat major theme is limited to the first phase. The second, on the other hand, is tacitly cancelled, so to speak. Instead, a few reolute-sounding single notes lead to the coda, where the monotonous 'drops' (A flat) have a calming and soporific effect."

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The stories of Frédéric Chopin's winter holidays in Mallorca with George Sand in 1838/39 are well known. It was there, in adverse conditions, that Chopin completed his Préludes op. 28, which he had begun in Paris. According to George Sand, the famous 'Raindrop Prelude' (No. 15) was composed during a storm on Mallorca, but other sources show that the first sketches were made in Paris.

This view of the Haslital in Switzerland was taken by Christian Schlegel in the late summer of 2023. The video was edited by Wenjing Ma.

【古典音樂小站】弗雷德里克·蕭邦：前奏曲，作品28 - 第15號D♭大調，「雨滴」。這首美麗的樂曲由塞爾吉奧·杜博伊斯演奏。它擁有創用CC授權，通過www.musopen.org提供。

第15號D♭大調前奏曲，共89小節，是兩首最長的作品之一，由於其傳統的調性語言和外在的歌唱性、夜曲般的旋律而脫穎而出。然而，特別賦予這首樂曲特色的是A♭音（或G♯音）在伴奏中幾乎持續不斷的單調重複，給人以均勻落下的雨滴印象。這些重複的音符在主題中通過左手在小節不同點上用主調和弦打斷而在節奏上變化。一段溫和的全音階歌曲在其上飄揚，純淨而甜美，幾乎帶有感傷色彩。為了不僅僅停留在這種感傷中，蕭邦在接下來的時期（從第9小節開始）借助調式變化（轉至G♭大調、A♭小調、B♭小調）發展旋律。這使得旋律更加可歌可泣，賦予了更深的層次，伴奏也擺脫了由於重複音符引起的最初單調。

“在第二個長部分，帶有變化的變音記號，在C♯小調中，G♯音由右手單調地敲擊，現在幾乎帶著陰鬱的著迷，將感傷的表達轉化為黑暗的戲劇。左手部分以神秘的二連音進行，其上聲部是一個禁慾的、嚴峻的旋律，變得更加強烈，如同一個高潮的ff，持續的重複 - 現在在b音上 - 聽起來像是恐慌的鐘聲，尤其是因為它們由不尋常的和弦順序所支撐。經過第二次高潮後，這種效果引發了整個循環中可能最美的歌曲，它圍繞著帶有悲劇性堅持的g♯重複音 - 從音樂上講，它源於上文提到的左手中的禁慾的兩音動機。D♭大調主題的最後一個非常短的重奏僅限於第一階段。另一方面，第二階段則被默默地取消了，可以這麼說。相反，一些堅定的單音引領至尾聲，那裡單調的「雨滴」（A♭音）有一種平靜和催眠的效果。”

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弗雷德里克·蕭邦於1838/39年在馬略卡與喬治·桑的冬季假期的故事眾所周知。正是在那裡，在不利的條件下，蕭邦完成了他在巴黎開始的前奏曲作品28。根據喬治·桑的說法，著名的「雨滴前奏曲」（第15號）是在馬略卡的一場暴風雨中創作的，但其他來源顯示最初的草稿是在巴黎製作的。

這幅瑞士哈斯利塔爾的景色由克里斯蒂安·舒萊格爾在2023年晚夏拍攝。影片由馬文璟編輯。





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