有趣的音樂故事

英文:
1. Beethoven
Beethoven's personal life was troubled. His encroaching deafness led him to contemplate suicide (documented in his Heiligenstadt Testament). Beethoven was often irascible, and may have suffered from bipolar disorder, and irritability brought on by chronic abdominal pain beginning in his 20s which has been attributed to his lead poisoning.He nevertheless had a close and devoted circle of friends all his life, thought to have been attracted by his reputed strength of personality. Towards the end of his life, Beethoven's friends competed in their efforts to help him cope with his incapacities.
Sources show Beethoven's disdain for authority, and for social rank. He stopped performing at the piano if the audience chatted among themselves, or afforded him less than their full attention. At soirées, he refused to perform if suddenly called upon to do so. Eventually, after many confrontations, the Archduke Rudolph decreed that the usual rules of court etiquette did not apply to Beethoven.
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中文:
1)莫札特
莫札特的作曲方式很難為一般人所想像 . 因為他天生是一位音樂天才 . 例如 " 唐 . 喬凡尼 " 的序曲就是首演的前晚在聽著 " 阿拉伯神燈故事 " 而靈感大發寫出的 . 還有一次 , 他答應了別人寫一首三重奏曲 , 但他又想去玩滾球 , 因此他決定一起完成 . 他一面玩球一面譜三重奏曲 . 輪到他時就去玩滾球 , 下場之後就埋頭作曲 , 竟然也完成了一首優美的曲子 . 莫札特隨時隨地可以作曲 , 不論走路或與別人談話 , 他的腦子總是不停地作曲 , 不停地幻想 . 特別是坐在馬車上的時侯 , 莫札特的童年有很多時間都在馬車上度過 , 因此馬車奔馳的轆轆聲特別容易在他腦中化成美妙的節奏與旋律。
> http://www3.ouk.edu.tw/wester/composer/composer005.htm

2)蕭邦
從孩童時代起，蕭邦的彈奏已引人入勝。有一次他父親不在學校，孩子們趁勢大鬧。蕭邦跑來先請求他們安靜，再用鋼琴講故事給他們聽，於是孩子們靜了下來。蕭邦一面彈琴，一面說「強盜的故事」----強盜們拿著刀劍，想爬進一座堡壘，但突被一種聲音嚇住了，故立即逃走，跑了很久，人疲馬倦，強盜們躺下來睡覺。這時，音樂愈彈愈輕柔和幽靜，強盜們都沉入了酣睡，甚至連聽故事的小頑童也睡著了。
一次，德國音樂家梅亞貝爾為一件小事和妻子爭吵起來，兩個人誰也不理誰。梅亞貝爾想和妻子和解，又不願意開口。他煩惱地坐在鋼琴前彈起了友人蕭邦送來的名曲〈夜曲〉。優美的旋律使人忘掉了不快，消除了怒氣。梅亞貝的妻子被這美妙的音樂感染了，她忽然激動地抱住丈夫，熱烈地親吻起來。後來，梅亞貝爾和他的妻于寫信給蕭邦，感謝蕭邦〈夜曲〉幫助他們夫婦重歸於好。

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Also some Amusing Quotes by Famous Musicians:
"I write as a sow piddles."
MOZART

"The amount of money one needs is terrifying..."
BEETHOVEN

"I really don't know whether any place contains more pianists than Paris,
or whether you can find more asses and virtuosos anywhere."
CHOPIN

> see more at
http://digilander.libero.it/cmi/humour/musiciansmuse.html