Daria van den Bercken: Why I take the piano on the road … and in the air

譯者: Adrienne Lin 審譯者: Marssi Draw

Recently, I flew over a crowd

我最近在巴西飛越數千人的上空，

of thousands of people in Brazil

playing music by George Frideric Handel.

演奏喬治·佛德烈克·韓德爾的作品。

I also drove along the streets of Amsterdam,

我也搭車穿越阿姆斯特丹的街頭，

again playing music by this same composer.

表演這位作曲家的音樂。

Let's take a look.

我們來回顧一下。

(Music: George Frideric Handel, "Allegro." Performed by Daria van den Bercken.)

（音樂：韓德爾的《快板》， 由達利雅·范德博肯演奏）

(Video) Daria van den Bercken: I live there on the third floor.

（影片）達利雅·范德博肯： 我就住那裡的三樓。

(In Dutch) I live there on the corner.

（荷蘭語）我住轉角那裡。

I actually live there, around the corner.

其實就在轉角附近，

and you'd be really welcome.

很歡迎你們過來。

Man: (In Dutch) Does that sound like fun? Child: (In Dutch) Yes!

（荷蘭語）男子：聽起來很好玩吧？ 小孩：對呀！

[(In Dutch) "Handel house concert"]

[韓德爾私家演奏會]

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Daria van den Bercken: All this was a real

達利雅·范德博肯：這些都是

magical experience for hundreds of reasons.

非常魔幻的經驗，理由有上百種。

Now you may ask, why have I done these things?

你可能會問我為什麼要這樣做，

They're not really typical for a musician's

因為這不是音樂家

day-to-day life.

日常會做的事。

Well, I did it because I fell in love with the music

我之所以這樣做，是因為我愛上音樂，

and I wanted to share it with as many people

然後我想分享給更多人聽，

as possible.

越多人越好。

It started a couple of years ago.

大概幾年前，

I was sitting at home on the couch with the flu

我感冒窩在家裡的沙發上，

and browsing the Internet a little,

上網看了一下，

when I found out that Handel had written works

突然發現韓德爾有寫過

for the keyboard.

鋼琴的琴譜。

Well, I was surprised. I did not know this.

我當然很訝異，因為先前不知道，

So I downloaded the sheet music and started playing.

所以我就下載了譜開始彈。

And what happened next was

接下來，

that I entered this state of pure,

我進入到很純粹的狀態，

unprejudiced amazement.

完全是種很單純的訝異。

It was an experience

這種經驗

of being totally in awe of the music,

全然是對音樂的敬畏，

and I had not felt that in a long time.

而我已經好久沒有感受到了。

It might be easier to relate to this when you hear it.

你們可能要聽到才會比較好理解。

The first piece that I played through

我當時彈的第一首曲子

started like this.

一開始是這樣的。

(Music)

（音樂）

Well this sounds very melancholic, doesn't it?

聽起來很悲傷，對吧？

And I turned the page and what came next

但當我翻到下一頁，

就變成這樣。

was this.

(Music)

（音樂）

Well, this sounds very energetic, doesn't it?

聽起來很有活力不是嗎？

So within a couple of minutes,

才幾分鐘的時間，

and the piece isn't even finished yet,

整首曲子都還沒完，

I experienced two very contrasting characters:

我就經歷了兩種截然不同的情緒：

beautiful melancholy and sheer energy.

美麗的憂愁與十足的活力。

And I consider these two elements to be

我認為這兩種元素

vital human expressions.

是人類情緒的命脈。

And the purity of the music makes you hear it

而音樂的純粹

讓你能快速直接地感受到。

very effectively.

I've given a lot of children's concerts

我去很多兒童演奏會表演過，

for children of seven and eight years old,

台下小孩約七、八歲，

and whatever I play, whether it's Bach, Beethoven,

不管我彈什麼，巴哈、貝多芬，

even Stockhausen,

甚至是史托克豪森，

or some jazzy music,

或是爵士樂也好，

they are open to hear it,

他們都敞開心胸聆聽，

really willing to listen,

真的很願意聽，

and they are comfortable doing so.

也覺得這麼做很自在。

And when classes come in

但換成另一組小朋友的時候，

with children who are just a few years older,

他們的年紀大一點，

11, 12, I felt that I sometimes already had trouble

大約十一、十二歲，

要讓他們達到剛剛那種境界 就比較困難了。

in reaching them like that.

The complexity of the music does become an issue,

音樂的複雜性變成問題。

and actually the opinions of others —

其實，他人的意見，

parents, friends, media — they start to count.

來自父母、朋友、媒體的意見 也開始造成影響。

But the young ones, they don't question

但年紀比較小的孩子，

他們不會質疑自己的想法。

their own opinion.

They are in this constant state of wonder,

他們還處在對每件事都好奇的階段，

and I do firmly believe that we can keep listening

而我堅信，我們可以繼續

用這些七歲孩童的方式聆聽，

like these seven-year-old children,

even when growing up.

不管我們幾歲。

And that is why I have played

這就是為什麼

我不只在演奏廳裡表演，

not only in the concert hall

but also on the street, online, in the air:

也會在街上、網路上或空中表演：

to feel that state of wonder,

去感受那種好奇的心境、

to truly listen,

真正地聆聽，

and to listen without prejudice.

以不帶偏見的方式聆聽。

And I would like to invite you

我想邀請各位

to do so now.

現在也跟我一塊感受看看。

(Music: George Frideric Handel, "Chaconne in G Major." Performed by Daria van den Bercken.)

（音樂：韓德爾《G大調夏康舞曲》， 由達利雅·范德博肯演奏）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thank you.

謝謝。

(Applause)

（掌聲）