On this day, 148 years ago, on February 20, 1877 (January 8, 1877 in the lunar calendar), the ballet "Swan Lake" premiered. Tchaikovsky once admitted that his motivation for writing Swan Lake was due to financial needs and his long-standing desire to create ballet music, which was why we had the opportunity to listen to this most popular ballet music in history. This collection is recorded by Duthwark conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. It is highly transparent and dynamic, vividly expressing the dazzling and gorgeous colors of Swan Lake. The timbre is gorgeous, the audio and video is clear, the bass is full of elasticity, the midrange is smooth, and the treble is slender. In 1871, the thirty-one-year-old Tchaikovsky came to his sister's house to stay for a while. As a good uncle, he decided to give a special gift to his lovely nephews-a one-act ballet music based on the fairy tale "Swan Pond" by the German composer Motseus (which tells the story of how a young knight defeated the devil and rescued a girl transformed into a swan by magic, and finally married him). In 1875, the composer's good friend and artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater of Moscow, Vejichev invited Tchaikovsky to write music for the large-scale dance drama script "Swan Lake" and promised to pay a fee of 800 rubles after the event. For Tchaikovsky, who teaches at the Moscow Conservatory of Music and earns an annual salary of only 1,500 rubles, this is undoubtedly a huge amount. Of course, in addition to this, the desire to make some bold attempts in the field of ballet was also his main motivation for accepting this commission. Before officially devoting himself to the writing of "Swan Lake", Tchaikovsky had carefully studied the contemporary scores (such as Delibo's works) that were sufficient to represent the musical achievements of dance drama. He also often visited the theater to watch dance drama performances and observe the performance of the actors. performance characteristics. A year later, in March 1876, the composer finished writing the piano score for the four-act dance drama, and completed the orchestration on April 20. After the work was handed over, Tchaikovsky hoped that the Moscow Bolshoi would respect his ballet score as an orchestra treated his symphony. However, Zhu Rezinger, the German who was appointed to choreographed "Swan Lake", was a very mediocre character. In his opinion, Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" seemed too "symphonic" and he simply didn't know how to close such music and dance. In order to cater to the taste of the leading actress Kabakova (the premiere of "Swan Lake" was a special performance held to praise her), they casually replaced Tchaikovsky's original works with some previously performed music scores that were familiar to everyone, in order to win the likes of some people. It can be seen how the first performance of "Swan Lake" on February 20, 1877 disappointed everyone, especially the composer. Critic Laroche said after watching the performance: "I have never seen a worse performance on the stage of the Grand Theater... The costumes, scenery and effects failed to cover up the emptiness on the stage. No ballet fan can get even five minutes of fun from it. The composer was extremely frustrated, but he still humbly attributed the failure of the performance to his poor music, and expressed his intention to revise the music of Swan Lake, but this work never started until the composer's sudden death in November 1893. On January 15, 1895, two master choreographers, Petipa and Ivanov, re-choreographed "Swan Lake". Because they fully understood and used Tchaikovsky's outstanding musical language, the performance was a great success. The famous Italian ballet star Pi Lenani played the dual roles of Ojeta and Ogilia in the play. She embodies the choreographer's intention with her delicate feeling, light dance posture, tenacity and complete skills. According to the variation of Ogilia's solo dance in the third act, Lenani performed thirty-two forvets in one go (Fouettés ballet term, which means turning with a whip, one leg always waving like a whip, and the body rotates regularly under the support of the other leg). This unique skill is still preserved in the performance of "Swan Lake". Since then,"Swan Lake" has never left the world ballet stage and has become a masterpiece that everyone loves. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Tchaikovsky especially loved spring and autumn in Ukraine. Like Beethoven and Brahms, he was a person who loved nature. Russia's thriving and beautiful nature gave him passion, and he often paid attention to capturing certain materials in that passion to supplement his creation. Between June and July of 1872, 32-year-old Tchaikovsky came to Ukraine and stayed at Kamanka's sister's home. The children in his sister's family were deeply liked by him, because he had no children but naturally liked them, and his nephews (daughters) regarded him as the most amiable uncle. In his spare time, he always plays with his children, and the warm family atmosphere soothes his lonely heart. Once, he wrote a small ballet music "Swan Lake" for children. It was based on medieval German fairy tales. Unexpectedly, it was the prototype of the later famous song "Swan Lake". Three years later, in May 1875, the 35-year-old Tchaikovsky was commissioned by the Management Department of the Royal Theater of Moscow to compose ballet music. Although this was just the author's speculation, he was probably not asked to write Swan Lake at that time, but just asked him inquiringly,"How, do you have music to accompany the ballet?... ", so Tchaikovsky took out the exercise" Swan Lake "written three years ago." There is a fantasy ballet here, okay..."Of course, this is just the author's imagination. Later, the contract was officially signed. Tchaikovsky accepted the contract to compose the music for a remuneration of 800 rubles. On September 10, 1875, in his letter to the Russian composer Rimsky Kosakov, he clearly expressed his feelings at that time: "Although one of the reasons why I accepted the contract for Swan Lake was to make money; However, I wanted to test my talents in this field a long time ago."Bi Jing was writing ballet music for the first time. He carried out detailed preparations. He borrowed various score scores from the theater library and studied them carefully. At that time, he read Adam's "Giselle" carefully. "Giselle" is the best masterpiece of romantic ballet that premiered in the second year after Tchaikovsky's birth. It elevates ballet music, which was previously only used as a ballet accompaniment, to an artistic level. This is "Giselle" Historical achievements. What particularly attracted Tchaikovsky's interest was the clever use of the main theme in the music of "Giselle" to achieve dramatic effects. In the process of studying the score of "Giselle", Tchaikovsky developed the ambition of surpassing his predecessors if he wanted to create it. In August of that year, Tchaikovsky officially started composing music, but there was a break on the way, and the manuscript was completed on April 10 of the following year. "Swan Lake" was performed for the first time at the Royal Theater in Moscow on February 20, 1877. However, it is unbelievable that the premiere of this ballet, which is now popular around the world, failed in confusion, but it is true. It can be seen that the choreography and scenery were poor, especially the poor dancing skills of the ballet leading actors, which led to the failure of the premiere. The outline of the ballet "Swan Lake" is as follows: The first act opens with a beautiful preface. On the stage is a beautiful garden shaded by greenery, and in the background is a majestic castle. Prince Siegfried celebrates his 20th birthday and will hold a grand celebration tomorrow. Today, a lively rally will be held in the castle's vestibule. Food and wine piled up like mountains on the table. The prince danced happily surrounded by the tutor Wolfgang and his friend Binno, as well as the young people and girls in the village. At this time, the mother appeared and said to the prince: "You can't play like this all day long. Tomorrow at your coming-of-age celebration ceremony, invite princesses from all over the world, and you can choose the future Wang Ji from them." The prince reluctantly agreed, and the mother exited with satisfaction. Realizing that he would soon bid farewell to his free youth, the prince suddenly felt heavy and the smile on his face disappeared. Binno found that the prince did not pay taxes, so in order to change his mood, he immediately brought wine and began to make fun. The villagers danced a waltz and the stage gradually returned to light. After a while, the banquet dissipated, the red sun set in the west, and the prince fell into deep thought. Binno and other four young people came to invite the prince to hunt. The prince smiled again and went hunting with them. The second act begins with the most representative and famous preface to "Swan Lake". In the mountain lake, under the beautiful moonlight, lovely swans slithered in groups on the lake. After landing, they turned into young girls one by one. In fact, they were transformed into swans by the demon Rothbard. They are swans during the day, and only at night do they regain their human form on the lake. At this time, Prince Siegfried came on stage with a bow and arrow. When he targeted a swan wearing a crown and was about to shoot, the swan turned into a beautiful girl in front of the prince. She claimed to be Ojeta, the queen of swans. She was originally the princess of a king of a certain country. She was transformed into a swan by the demon Rothbalde and only regained her human form at night. Moreover, the swans flying to the lake were all young girls who had suffered the same fate as her. The prince was shocked. The prince listened to Ordian Tower's misfortunes, and his deep sympathy gradually turned into admiration. At the same time, Ojeta tells the prince that if the magic is to be removed, there must be pure love. The prince vowed to announce his engagement to Odetta at tomorrow's coming-of-age celebration. The demon Rothbard peered in secret and revealed a ferocious smile. After a while, the white tower of Ozhonta and the girls who had bid farewell to the prince in the east were transformed into swans by the demon Rothbard. Act 3: The coming-of-age celebration of the long-awaited prince. Invited aristocrats and dignitaries gathered in the castle hall. The prince and mother came into position. Then beautiful princesses invited from six countries also appeared. However, the prince only had Odetta in his heart. Unexpectedly, the demon Rothbard led the black swan Odiel to appear, transformed Odiel into Odetta, deceived the prince, and the prince was deceived and regarded her as Odetta. The ball began, and colorful dances from various countries were danced. The prince danced with the fake Ojeta and announced his engagement. The white swan Odetta had been watching outside the window. She let out a sad cry and flew away. Then there was thunder and lightning, and the evil wind came. The demon Rothbard and the black swan laughed and left. The prince knew that he had fallen into a cunning plot and chased after him with a sword. The scene on the stage in Act 4 is the same as the scene in Act 2, still on the lake at night. Ojeta and the white swan girls lost the opportunity to return to the world forever due to the prince's missteps, and they were extremely sad. At this time, the prince with a sword in his hand ran over, knelt in front of Ojeta and apologized for his stupidity, and once again expressed his love for Ojeta. The two hugged each other tightly, blood and tears stained on their chests. The demon Rothbalde appeared, and the prince drew his sword to meet him. After a fierce battle, he finally killed the demon. The prince and Ojeta mourned that they could not be permanently united in this life. In addition to being pessimistic, they threw themselves into the lake together. Then Qi Chu appeared. Their great love broke the magic, and the white swans were restored to beautiful girls. Almost all of Tchaikovsky's exemplary works encountered twists and turns during their premieres. This is true of "Violin Concerto","Pathetique Symphony" and this "Swan Lake". Although "Swan Lake" was released the year after his death, it was not recognized until 17 years later. Tchaikovsky died of cholera in 1893. All relevant departments led by the Royal Theater immediately raised funds for a commemorative performance."Swan Lake" was once again included on the topic at this time. Marius Petipa (1822 - 1910), the French dance drama director who had always been questioning the failure of "Swan Lake", came to Moscow at this time to find the script and score. After careful research, he was surprised to find that the script and music were very wonderful. So he re-adapted the second act of the dance and performed the second act alone in 1894. It was a success. Inspired by his success, he and his disciple Ivanov adapted the entire play. On January 15, 1895, they performed at the Mariinsky Theater in Deburg, achieving unprecedented success. It should be mentioned that in addition to the achievements of Jima and Ivanov, the outstanding performance of the famous Italian ballet actress Belina Lenina, who plays Ojeta, is also indispensable. Therefore, it should be said that it was the trinity of them that revived Swan Lake. According to Tchaikovsky's brother Motiste,"Swan Lake" originally had a tragic ending, but now it often has a happy ending. Because the music at the end has been written tragic, I think it might be more appropriate to use a tragic ending.On this day, 148 years ago, on February 20, 1877 (January 8, 1877 in the lunar calendar), the ballet "Swan Lake" premiered. Tchaikovsky once admitted that his motivation for writing Swan Lake was due to financial needs and his long-standing desire to create ballet music, which was why we had the opportunity to listen to this most popular ballet music in history. This collection is recorded by Duthwark conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. It is highly transparent and dynamic, vividly expressing the dazzling and gorgeous colors of Swan Lake. The timbre is gorgeous, the audio and video is clear, the bass is full of elasticity, the midrange is smooth, and the treble is slender. In 1871, the thirty-one-year-old Tchaikovsky came to his sister's house to stay for a while. As a good uncle, he decided to give a special gift to his lovely nephews-a one-act ballet music based on the fairy tale "Swan Pond" by the German composer Motseus (which tells the story of how a young knight defeated the devil and rescued a girl transformed into a swan by magic, and finally married him). In 1875, the composer's good friend and artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater of Moscow, Vejichev invited Tchaikovsky to write music for the large-scale dance drama script "Swan Lake" and promised to pay a fee of 800 rubles after the event. For Tchaikovsky, who teaches at the Moscow Conservatory of Music and earns an annual salary of only 1,500 rubles, this is undoubtedly a huge amount. Of course, in addition to this, the desire to make some bold attempts in the field of ballet was also his main motivation for accepting this commission. Before officially devoting himself to the writing of "Swan Lake", Tchaikovsky had carefully studied the contemporary scores (such as Delibo's works) that were sufficient to represent the musical achievements of dance drama. He also often visited the theater to watch dance drama performances and observe the performance of the actors. performance characteristics. A year later, in March 1876, the composer finished writing the piano score for the four-act dance drama, and completed the orchestration on April 20. After the work was handed over, Tchaikovsky hoped that the Moscow Bolshoi would respect his ballet score as an orchestra treated his symphony. However, Zhu Rezinger, the German who was appointed to choreographed "Swan Lake", was a very mediocre character. In his opinion, Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" seemed too "symphonic" and he simply didn't know how to close such music and dance. In order to cater to the taste of the leading actress Kabakova (the premiere of "Swan Lake" was a special performance held to praise her), they casually replaced Tchaikovsky's original works with some previously performed music scores that were familiar to everyone, in order to win the likes of some people. It can be seen how the first performance of "Swan Lake" on February 20, 1877 disappointed everyone, especially the composer. Critic Laroche said after watching the performance: "I have never seen a worse performance on the stage of the Grand Theater... The costumes, scenery and effects failed to cover up the emptiness on the stage. No ballet fan can get even five minutes of fun from it. The composer was extremely frustrated, but he still humbly attributed the failure of the performance to his poor music, and expressed his intention to revise the music of Swan Lake, but this work never started until the composer's sudden death in November 1893. On January 15, 1895, two master choreographers, Petipa and Ivanov, re-choreographed "Swan Lake". Because they fully understood and used Tchaikovsky's outstanding musical language, the performance was a great success. The famous Italian ballet star Pi Lenani played the dual roles of Ojeta and Ogilia in the play. She embodies the choreographer's intention with her delicate feeling, light dance posture, tenacity and complete skills. According to the variation of Ogilia's solo dance in the third act, Lenani performed thirty-two forvets in one go (Fouettés ballet term, which means turning with a whip, one leg always waving like a whip, and the body rotates regularly under the support of the other leg). This unique skill is still preserved in the performance of "Swan Lake". Since then,"Swan Lake" has never left the world ballet stage and has become a masterpiece that everyone loves. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Tchaikovsky especially loved spring and autumn in Ukraine. Like Beethoven and Brahms, he was a person who loved nature. Russia's thriving and beautiful nature gave him passion, and he often paid attention to capturing certain materials in that passion to supplement his creation. Between June and July of 1872, 32-year-old Tchaikovsky came to Ukraine and stayed at Kamanka's sister's home. The children in his sister's family were deeply liked by him, because he had no children but naturally liked them, and his nephews (daughters) regarded him as the most amiable uncle. In his spare time, he always plays with his children, and the warm family atmosphere soothes his lonely heart. Once, he wrote a small ballet music "Swan Lake" for children. It was based on medieval German fairy tales. Unexpectedly, it was the prototype of the later famous song "Swan Lake". Three years later, in May 1875, the 35-year-old Tchaikovsky was commissioned by the Management Department of the Royal Theater of Moscow to compose ballet music. Although this was just the author's speculation, he was probably not asked to write Swan Lake at that time, but just asked him inquiringly,"How, do you have music to accompany the ballet?... ", so Tchaikovsky took out the exercise" Swan Lake "written three years ago." There is a fantasy ballet here, okay..."Of course, this is just the author's imagination. Later, the contract was officially signed. Tchaikovsky accepted the contract to compose the music for a remuneration of 800 rubles. On September 10, 1875, in his letter to the Russian composer Rimsky Kosakov, he clearly expressed his feelings at that time: "Although one of the reasons why I accepted the contract for Swan Lake was to make money; However, I wanted to test my talents in this field a long time ago."Bi Jing was writing ballet music for the first time. He carried out detailed preparations. He borrowed various score scores from the theater library and studied them carefully. At that time, he read Adam's "Giselle" carefully. "Giselle" is the best masterpiece of romantic ballet that premiered in the second year after Tchaikovsky's birth. It elevates ballet music, which was previously only used as a ballet accompaniment, to an artistic level. This is "Giselle" Historical achievements. What particularly attracted Tchaikovsky's interest was the clever use of the main theme in the music of "Giselle" to achieve dramatic effects. In the process of studying the score of "Giselle", Tchaikovsky developed the ambition of surpassing his predecessors if he wanted to create it. In August of that year, Tchaikovsky officially started composing music, but there was a break on the way, and the manuscript was completed on April 10 of the following year. "Swan Lake" was performed for the first time at the Royal Theater in Moscow on February 20, 1877. However, it is unbelievable that the premiere of this ballet, which is now popular around the world, failed in confusion, but it is true. It can be seen that the choreography and scenery were poor, especially the poor dancing skills of the ballet leading actors, which led to the failure of the premiere. The outline of the ballet "Swan Lake" is as follows: The first act opens with a beautiful preface. On the stage is a beautiful garden shaded by greenery, and in the background is a majestic castle. Prince Siegfried celebrates his 20th birthday and will hold a grand celebration tomorrow. Today, a lively rally will be held in the castle's vestibule. Food and wine piled up like mountains on the table. The prince danced happily surrounded by the tutor Wolfgang and his friend Binno, as well as the young people and girls in the village. At this time, the mother appeared and said to the prince: "You can't play like this all day long. Tomorrow at your coming-of-age celebration ceremony, invite princesses from all over the world, and you can choose the future Wang Ji from them." The prince reluctantly agreed, and the mother exited with satisfaction. Realizing that he would soon bid farewell to his free youth, the prince suddenly felt heavy and the smile on his face disappeared. Binno found that the prince did not pay taxes, so in order to change his mood, he immediately brought wine and began to make fun. The villagers danced a waltz and the stage gradually returned to light. After a while, the banquet dissipated, the red sun set in the west, and the prince fell into deep thought. Binno and other four young people came to invite the prince to hunt. The prince smiled again and went hunting with them. The second act begins with the most representative and famous preface to "Swan Lake". In the mountain lake, under the beautiful moonlight, lovely swans slithered in groups on the lake. After landing, they turned into young girls one by one. In fact, they were transformed into swans by the demon Rothbard. They are swans during the day, and only at night do they regain their human form on the lake. At this time, Prince Siegfried came on stage with a bow and arrow. When he targeted a swan wearing a crown and was about to shoot, the swan turned into a beautiful girl in front of the prince. She claimed to be Ojeta, the queen of swans. She was originally the princess of a king of a certain country. She was transformed into a swan by the demon Rothbalde and only regained her human form at night. Moreover, the swans flying to the lake were all young girls who had suffered the same fate as her. The prince was shocked. The prince listened to Ordian Tower's misfortunes, and his deep sympathy gradually turned into admiration. At the same time, Ojeta tells the prince that if the magic is to be removed, there must be pure love. The prince vowed to announce his engagement to Odetta at tomorrow's coming-of-age celebration. The demon Rothbard peered in secret and revealed a ferocious smile. After a while, the white tower of Ozhonta and the girls who had bid farewell to the prince in the east were transformed into swans by the demon Rothbard. Act 3: The coming-of-age celebration of the long-awaited prince. Invited aristocrats and dignitaries gathered in the castle hall. The prince and mother came into position. Then beautiful princesses invited from six countries also appeared. However, the prince only had Odetta in his heart. Unexpectedly, the demon Rothbard led the black swan Odiel to appear, transformed Odiel into Odetta, deceived the prince, and the prince was deceived and regarded her as Odetta. The ball began, and colorful dances from various countries were danced. The prince danced with the fake Ojeta and announced his engagement. The white swan Odetta had been watching outside the window. She let out a sad cry and flew away. Then there was thunder and lightning, and the evil wind came. The demon Rothbard and the black swan laughed and left. The prince knew that he had fallen into a cunning plot and chased after him with a sword. The scene on the stage in Act 4 is the same as the scene in Act 2, still on the lake at night. Ojeta and the white swan girls lost the opportunity to return to the world forever due to the prince's missteps, and they were extremely sad. At this time, the prince with a sword in his hand ran over, knelt in front of Ojeta and apologized for his stupidity, and once again expressed his love for Ojeta. The two hugged each other tightly, blood and tears stained on their chests. The demon Rothbalde appeared, and the prince drew his sword to meet him. After a fierce battle, he finally killed the demon. The prince and Ojeta mourned that they could not be permanently united in this life. In addition to being pessimistic, they threw themselves into the lake together. Then Qi Chu appeared. Their great love broke the magic, and the white swans were restored to beautiful girls. Almost all of Tchaikovsky's exemplary works encountered twists and turns during their premieres. This is true of "Violin Concerto","Pathetique Symphony" and this "Swan Lake". Although "Swan Lake" was released the year after his death, it was not recognized until 17 years later. Tchaikovsky died of cholera in 1893. All relevant departments led by the Royal Theater immediately raised funds for a commemorative performance."Swan Lake" was once again included on the topic at this time. Marius Petipa (1822 - 1910), the French dance drama director who had always been questioning the failure of "Swan Lake", came to Moscow at this time to find the script and score. After careful research, he was surprised to find that the script and music were very wonderful. So he re-adapted the second act of the dance and performed the second act alone in 1894. It was a success. Inspired by his success, he and his disciple Ivanov adapted the entire play. On January 15, 1895, they performed at the Mariinsky Theater in Deburg, achieving unprecedented success. It should be mentioned that in addition to the achievements of Jima and Ivanov, the outstanding performance of the famous Italian ballet actress Belina Lenina, who plays Ojeta, is also indispensable. Therefore, it should be said that it was the trinity of them that revived Swan Lake. According to Tchaikovsky's brother Motiste,"Swan Lake" originally had a tragic ending, but now it often has a happy ending. Because the music at the end has been written tragic, I think it might be more appropriate to use a tragic ending.