Album AMORE 專輯《夢鍵愛琴》

BUTTERFLY ORCHID Composed by Chia-Hui Lu 盧佳慧作曲《蝴蝶蘭》

Through music, composers have been able to connect with the seven human emotions and six desires.  Of all the emotions, I believe the most seductive and touching is “Love”.  The fate of a Love may be extremely fruitful or prove barren.  Love may sneak up on you and make you feel wonderful, passionate, but to what avail?  How true is happily ever after?  Some may well find happiness and some, only sadness.   As there are no set rules, Love cannot be learned nor controlled.  Everyone none the less must traverse his/her own complex path in anticipation.  Without Love, life may seem meaningless.  But with love, life may be hot or cold.  Like a roller coaster, Love may take you to the point of bliss or unbearableness. Love can be heaven and hell.  Like the power of water, it may lift all boats or it may capsize indiscriminately.    How does one find the perfect balance of rational, emotional, and passionate Love?  Love is truly one of life’s most difficult emotions.  And because of this complexity, literature, art, and music throughout the ages, have used Love as a muse; as Love is the most inspirational and charm of all time.

“Amore” by Pianist Chia-Hui Lu, comes as a sequel to her first album, “Enchanted”.  With “Amore”, Chia-Hui continues her fanciful romance with her 88 keys focusing on love and dreams.  Starting with Chopin four Ballades, it opens with unbounded imagination.  This is followed by a dreamy introspective piece by Listz, “Liebesträume” No.3, and then a tragic classic, “Romeo and Juliet”, by Tchaikovsky.  Chia-Hui finishes “Amore” with her new composition, “Butterfly Orchid”, a piece reflecting deep devotion to love.  Through her music in “Amore”, Chia-Hui has elegantly united the seven human emotions of Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Fear, Love, Hate, and Affection to create a dramatically diverse program.

Upon visiting the Botanical Garden at Tainan, Chia-Hui Lu was drawn to the Psychopsis Kalihi Orchid which happens to be a Taiwan modification of the South American variety. Nicknamed the “Devil Orchid”, it is quite enchanting in its resemblance of a butterfly and also a dancer. After my visit, that evening, I dreamt a vivid dream that was so touching that I felt compelled to write it down. In my dream, a beautiful butterfly specimen was captured and was about to be framed. But a scientist seeing the beauty of the butterfly sets her free. The butterfly in turn was so moved that she prayed to the god of the universe to allow her to become human so that she may thank the scientist. Her god granted her wish and she was transformed into a beautiful young lady. Having approached the scientist, she fell deeply in love him. But the scientist‘s heart belonged to someone else, so he did not return his love. The young lady, who is now in distraught, turned once again to her god. She noticed that the scientist that she loved was a botanist and that he was obsessed with his research and desire to develop the most special sample of orchids. So she prayed to her god once again asking to become the most unique and beautiful orchid in the world. Her god warned her that if she becomes an orchid, she will remain in an immobile state for the rest of life and that will be her last transformation. She consented and became the result of the botanist’s latest work; a one of a kind beautiful orchid that depicts a fairy like image with captivating wings. With his new work, the botanist’s unique orchid took first place in world competitions and the orchid became known as the “Queen of Orchids”. The botanist has achieved his dream and now obsesses daily with his new orchid. And the butterfly orchid has fulfilled her desires to be with the botanist. Chia-Hui Lu dedicated her composition, “Butterfly Orchid” to her mom, Yu-Chiou Tchen.

關於《夢鍵愛琴》

透過音樂,作曲家將人類的七情六慾反應其中。七情之中,愛情最誘惑動人。人與人的緣份往往說來就來,說走就走,愛情常常無聲無息的奇妙開始,轟轟烈烈的熱情發展,但至於結果呢?真正能幸福長相守的又有多少?幾家歡樂幾家愁,毫無章法又令人捉摸不定,讓人既期待又害怕。但,沒了愛情,生命又如搞木死灰毫無意義;有了愛情,那忽冷忽熱,坐雲霄飛車般之過度刺激,又令人難以消受。如何在理性及激情間求得平衡,恐怕這門藝術是最艱難的人生課題之一。古今中外,以愛情為謬思之文學、藝術、音樂作品比比皆是;愛情魅力之大,為許多創作家帶來靈感泉源。

《夢鍵愛琴》是鋼琴家盧佳慧繼《舞.魅.琴》專輯,延續鋼琴為靈魂伴侶之想法,與88鍵共譜戀情。從心靈吶喊的《敘事曲》到無邊無際的《愛之夢》,和以死相許的《羅密歐與茱麗葉》及為愛奉獻的《蝴蝶蘭》個人新作;用音樂來表述愛情的喜怒哀樂與悲歡離合。

不論是東方的梁山伯與祝英台,或是西方的羅蜜歐與茱麗葉,他們的愛情皆以悲劇收場。在此願天下有情人終成眷屬。

關於《蝴蝶蘭》

盧佳慧到台南蘭科植物園參訪,為園中的「蛾型文心蘭」一見傾心。花形酷似蝴蝶又像舞孃,又名「魔鬼文心蘭」。隔夜做夢,醒後譜曲。夢境中,美麗蝴蝶不慎遭捕,製為標本之際,植物學家X君搶救了她。蝴蝶向萬物之神祈求化為人形,以報X君之恩。她如願化作人類,用情甚深,怎奈X君心繫已逝愛人,婉拒求愛。她一時難以接受,後來注意到X君鎮日埋首新品種蘭花研發,於是,她再度哀求萬物之神將她變身為絕美蘭花。儘管萬物之神警告,如此將再難回復自由身,她仍在所不惜。最終,她變身為X君研發的最新品種-全球最獨特蘭花-蝴蝶蘭-貌似人身精靈,宛若插翅,曼妙舞動,人們奉為蘭花之后;而X君也眷戀於她,日日訴說心曲,她得償夙願!

蝴蝶的執著深情一如我的母親,此曲獻給無私的陳郁秀女士。

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