《’Don’t be frightened， Mr. Gould is here...’》歌词

[00:00:00] 'Don't be frightened, Mr. Gould is here...' - Glenn Gould

[00:00:04] The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is to be soloist now,

[00:00:08] 加拿大钢琴家古尔德独奏

[00:00:08] and Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic

[00:00:12] 伯恩斯坦带领纽约爱乐乐团

[00:00:12] in the performance of the Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor by Brahms

[00:00:20] 为大家演奏勃拉姆斯D小调第一钢琴协奏曲

[00:00:20] I think Mr. Bernstein will have something to say to the audience.

[00:00:24] 开始之前，伯恩斯坦有一些话要和大家说

[00:00:24] So get down to the stage

[00:00:28] 请他来到舞台

[00:00:28] Don't be frightened. Mr.Gould is here. He will appear in a moment

[00:00:34] 大家不要慌张，古尔德在后台，马上就会和大家见面

[00:00:34] I'm not, um, as you know, in the habit of speaking on any concert

[00:00:40] 我并不习惯在演出前说些什么

[00:00:40] except the Thursday night previews

[00:00:42] 其实，除了周四晚的预演

[00:00:42] but a curious situation has arisen, which merits, I think, a word or two

[00:00:49] 但是，现在的状况，让我觉得有必要说几句

[00:00:49] You are about to hear a rather, shall we say,

[00:00:52] 待会儿在座各位听到的勃拉姆斯D小调第一钢琴协奏曲

[00:00:52] unorthodox performance of the Brahms D Minor Concerto

[00:00:57] 我觉得可以说是离经叛道的

[00:00:57] a performance distinctly different from any I've ever heard,

[00:01:00] 至少，和我从前听过的完全不一样

[00:01:00] or even dreamt of for that matter

[00:01:03] 甚至是我从未想象的

[00:01:03] in its remarkably broad tempi

[00:01:06] 它的节奏在很大的范围内变换

[00:01:06] and its frequent departures from Brahms' dynamic indications

[00:01:12] 并且频繁地背离勃拉姆斯使用的力度标记

[00:01:12] I cannot say I am in total agreement with Mr.Gould's conception

[00:01:17] 不得不说我没法完全同意古尔德的想法

[00:01:17] and this raises the interesting question:"What am I doing conducting?”

[00:01:23] 那么就引发了一个有趣的问题：“我还指挥什么？”

[00:01:23] I'm conducting it because Mr.Gould is so valid and serious an artist

[00:01:30] 我想我指挥是因为古尔德是一个可信、认真的艺术家

[00:01:30] that I must take seriously anything he conceives in good faith

[00:01:35] 因此我会非常严肃的对待他提出的任何他坚信的东西

[00:01:35] and his conception is interesting enough

[00:01:39] 并且，他的想法非常有趣

[00:01:39] so that I feel you should hear it, too

[00:01:43] 我觉得值得在座各位听一听

[00:01:43] But the age old question still remains:"In a concerto,

[00:01:48] 然而，老问题又来了：

[00:01:48] who is the boss; the soloist or the conductor?"

[00:01:56] “在协奏曲中，该听谁的？独奏者还是指挥？”

[00:01:56] The answer is, of course, sometimes one,

[00:01:58] 答案并不是唯一的

[00:01:58] sometimes the other, depending on the people involved

[00:02:01] 有时是前者，有时是后者，这取决于具体参与其中的人

[00:02:01] But almost always, the two manage to get together

[00:02:05] 但是在大多数情况下，是二者通过说服、

[00:02:05] by persuasion or charm or even threats to achieve a unified performance

[00:02:13] 俘获甚至威胁对方的方式，达成对演出的共识

[00:02:13] I have only once before in my life had to submit to a soloist's wholly new

[00:02:20] 我生平只有一次对独奏者如此新奇、难以接受的想法做这样的退让，

[00:02:20] and incompatible concept and that was the last time I accompanied Mr.Gould

[00:02:30] 那就是我上一次和古尔德合作的时候

[00:02:30] But, but this time the discrepancies between our views are so great

[00:02:40] 但是，因为这一次我们之间的分歧如此巨大

[00:02:40] that I feel I must make this small disclaimer

[00:02:44] 我觉得有必要在此做这样的说明

[00:02:44] Then why, to repeat the question, am I conducting it?

[00:02:47] 所以重申这个问题，为什么我还要指挥

[00:02:47] Why do I not make a minor scandal—get a substitute soloist,

[00:02:53] 为什么我不换一个独奏者

[00:02:53] or let an assistant conduct?

[00:02:57] 或者找人来替代我

[00:02:57] Because I am fascinated, glad to have the chance

[00:03:00] 因为对这样一个被频繁演奏的作品

[00:03:00] for a new look at this much-played work

[00:03:04] 我也非常高兴并着迷于见证它呈现出的另一种面貌

[00:03:04] Because, what's more, there are moments in Mr.

[00:03:08] 而且，在古尔德的演奏中

[00:03:08] Gould's performance that emerge with astonishing freshness and conviction

[00:03:13] 我看到了非同一般的清新和说服力

[00:03:13] Thirdly, because we can all learn something from this extraordinary artist,

[00:03:19] 再者，我想是因为我们总能够从这位善于思考的杰出艺术家

[00:03:19] who is a thinking performer

[00:03:22] 这里学到些什么

[00:03:22] and finally because there is in music

[00:03:24] 也因为在音乐中

[00:03:24] what Dimitri Mitropoulos used to call "the sportive element"

[00:03:29] 如米特罗普洛斯所说的，存在一种“体育成分”

[00:03:29] that factor of curiosity, adventure, experiment

[00:03:34] 一种好奇的、勇于冒险的、试验性的元素

[00:03:34] and I can assure you that it has been an adventure

[00:03:37] 我可以非常肯定

[00:03:37] this week collaborating with Mr. Gould on this Brahms concerto

[00:03:43] 这周与古尔德合作勃拉姆斯的协奏曲就是这样一种冒险

[00:03:43] and it's in this spirit of adventure that we now present it to you

[00:03:47] 那么接下来的时间里，我们依然秉持这种冒险精神，共同将这个作品献给大家