[ピアノでオーケストラの曲を弾いてみる]
退廃の美。
グスタフ・マーラー(1860-1911)
このアダージェットは、映画「ヴェニスに死す」
本来はオーケストラで演奏されるものですが、
Decadent beauty that comes from the spirit of a matured civilization is not very healthy, but has a strong power to attract me....I've loved this adagietto - Mahler's love song to Alma - I consider this movement one of the most beautiful and genius pieces of music. No word is needed when music talks so much like this.
It seems that this adagietto became famous worldwide since it was used in the film 'Death in Venice'. Both the music and the novel share things in common : beauty, intoxication, and destructive feeling. Great Visconti!
I tried to play it myself since I love it so much...! I combined this music with a very healthy view from the windows of my house (it's a video, not a photo), not a bad idea maybe...?