Lady Zhang Baotong 2016.9.19

Paganini was described as setting off a frenzy wherever he went, leaving thousands of people empty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoOnce he pulls away, the whole city will feel like a dead city. He can comfort cities where cholera is endemic and make people forget for a moment the horror and sorrow of death. In order not to miss his performance, the audience can even give up going out to escape the heat. The name Paganini has become "the highest level of musical art" in people's hearts.

Paganini is talented and suave, he once spent a lot of money, gambled, and fooled around with **. The hands that played the violin, the hands that grabbed the wings of the music, one reached into the dirty casino, and the other reached into the ** curtain of fox smelling incense. He used the golden note as a bargaining chip, losing not only his own dignity, but also his own personality, and he threw the most wonderful part of his life to the filthy hotbed and **** woman. His body and soul are mastered and toyed with by women. His talent and arrogance have been lost to him.

He was accustomed to wearing an all-black gown, riding in an all-black carriage, and entering and leaving the recital hall like an opera phantom. However, once he took off his black gown, all one could see in him was that he was carrying debts like shackles. Although the ticket price for each of his performances will be more expensive than the previous one, the more money he makes, the more often he enters the casino, and the more he loses. In that gamble, he not only lost all his belongings, but also lost his beloved Amati violin, and even took on a debt of nearly 10,000 yuan. All that was left was the violin called "Cannon", which had been given to him by the wealthy merchant Livron.

As the world's most famous violinist, he has never taken money very seriously in the past, let alone found himself in a difficult situation because of his lack of money. Because as long as he took that piano wherever he went, the money would roll in quickly. However, at present, he is sick, hungry and cold. He was lying in a large, empty house, breathless, limb and hot. He felt like he was going to die.

When he was rich, he was full of guests and lovers, but when he was exhausted and sick, there was no one by his side. Yes, when he could play the violin, when he had money, people were happy to gather around him, cheer for him, cheer for him. But when he was so sick that he could not play the violin, and he was penniless, he was never seen to see anyone come to visit him. It seems that people are just keen on his playing and his money. And he didn't care about himself. This not only made him feel that the world was cold and the people's hearts were indifferent, but also made him feel that he was just a walking corpse without money and unable to play.

Just as Paganini collapsed on the sickbed, weak and drowning. At noon that day, there was a knock on his door. The man was a lady, in her thirties, but she looked to be about the same age as young Paganini. But the lady looked very noble. If you have seen the painting "Queen Isabella Farnese" by the famous French painter Ranke, you can clearly understand the general appearance of this woman.

The noble woman's name was Didar, and she married an old and wealthy man in her youth. After the death of the rich man, he has been widowed. But she has always had a very close and ambiguous relationship with her young butler, Balaldi. Dedar was not only very wealthy, but also very obsessed with music, and was a very good friend and admirer of Paganini.

Paganini gasped and said, "Hello, noble lady. Is there anything wrong with you?" because he thought she would listen to him play every time she came here, but he couldn't play anymore.

Madame went to Paganini's bedside and whispered, "I have come to visit you." I've heard you're very sick. So saying, he touched his forehead with the hand of a mother who loved her child. Then he said to Paganini, "My devil genius, you are very sick, and if you stay here all the time, you will probably die." So, I want to take you away and take you to a quiet and conducive place for your recovery. ”

"God, someone has come to my rescue. Listening to the woman's words, Paganini nodded gratefully.

At this moment Madame's coachman came in, and together they carried Paganini and carried him out of the house and into the carriage. The carriage drove out of the city of Paris and into the suburbs, where it stopped in front of an exquisite and ornate villa. This was the woman's suburban dwelling.

There are more than a dozen spacious bungalows surrounded by a wooden fence more than a meter high. The fence is overgrown with green vines. Through the fence, you can clearly see the surrounding scenery. In front is a flower garden with a variety of flowers, and in the back is a dense forest. Not far ahead, there is a road leading to Paris. The road is lined with fields of golden wheat.

Baraldi, the butler, arranged Paganini in a room to the west. There is a large bed, a sofa, a table and a chair. There are a few other necessities. Lying on the bed, opening the front door and back window, the cool summer breeze blows in, and it makes people feel very comfortable.

After a while, a doctor came and gave Paganini a more complete examination, saying that he had severe pneumonia and more severe syphilis, and because of the excessive use of mercury to treat syphilis, he suffered from more severe mercury poisoning, which caused long-term cough, gingival abscess, vocal corditis, indigestion, abdominal pain, burning difficulties in urination and other diseases. After the doctor's examination, the lady asked, "How should I treat and recuperate?"

The doctor said, "Don't take too much medication, it's best to take a healthy diet therapy." However, this method is slow and takes a long time. ”

After the doctor left, Dedar said to Paganini, "It looks like you're going to stay with me for a long time." ”

When Paganini heard this, he was anxious and said, "When will I be able to perform?" because he still owes a lot of debt, waiting to be repaid.

Didar smiled and said, "My life is dying, and I still want to perform." When you're cured and your body recovers, you can go out and perform every night. ”

The next day, Dedar laid out a daily schedule by his bedside, just like what classes a schoolboy had to take each day, when and where. And there's also a food recipe for daily meals. Probably that's how she's going to come to heal and heal him. However, Paganini's personality has always been unrestrained, and his life has always been freewheeling, and he has never understood what the rules of life are. If there is a rule, it is that as long as he does not go to the show, he will go to a brothel or a casino. Because these are the two things he can't do without in his daily life. However, now he has to start his life under the discipline of the teacher like a schoolboy, according to the daily schedule of life, and he really doesn't know if he can do it.

That day, he asked his wife, "I remember you didn't live on the Champs-Élysées in Paris?" because he had been to her residence.

"I live there," said the lady, "but I have decided to live here in order to heal you." Because it will be more beneficial for your body's recovery. ”

Paganini was so grateful that he thought that even his own parents could not have cared for him and helped him so kindly and considerately. Of course, he knew that there was such a glorious tradition in the European high society, where the noble ladies not only loved and promoted the cause of culture and art, but also tried their best to help the most talented and creative cultural people in the posture of protecting the gods. Almost every innovation in modern art comes from the art salon of the noble lady. Even the Renaissance and the French Enlightenment can be said to have been born from the salon of noble ladies. And now, this noble lady Dedar is acting as his protector. How could this not make him so grateful? So he said to the noblewoman, "When I am well, I will write you some songs of praise." ”

The air and sunshine in the countryside are pure and transparent, and they are also peaceful and quiet. Away from brothels and casinos, life is a different scene and feeling. It was idyllic elegance and beauty. Here, Paganini doesn't have to worry about anything, and he doesn't have to think about performances and entertainment. Every morning, he got up and walked around the path in the woods behind the house until the sun rose in the middle of the sky, and then returned to the house for breakfast. And, every walk will be accompanied by Didar. They walked along the path by the edge of the forest as they spoke. Paganini sometimes wondered how a woman could have so much to say, because to make him say so much, he really had to dig out his brain. However, Dedal has a talent for this, and she can tell you everything from the daily anecdotes of Paris to the various musical performances, from the world's famous places to the prices of the food in the market. Therefore, he feels that he always feels carefree and happy with her.

After a period of recuperation, Paganini's health had improved a little, and his face had become a little ruddy, so Dedar could allow him to play the piano for a while after breakfast. However, Paganini kept track of the time as soon as he played the violin, and in his childhood, he practiced sometimes for more than ten hours at a time, and even after he became famous, he often practiced for more than ten hours a day, sometimes up to 15 hours a day. People say that he is a devilish genius, but they often overlook his extreme hard work. However, there was Dedar who controlled him here, and whenever he practiced for an hour or two, she would come over and ask him for tea or medicine. Then the two start chatting or playing some games. In fact, this kind of small talk is more of a lecture or lecture. Because Dedar would go on and on about many things and things that he didn't know much about.

On this day, Dedal drank tea with him and talked to him about the scenery of France. She told him that to fully appreciate the sights of France, it was only necessary to go to two places. One is Paris and the other is the Loire Valley. Paris represents the romantic and avant-garde side of France, while the Loire Valley is the backyard of France's idyllic classicism. The beauty of Paris lies between the clashes and contradictions of various cultural styles, while the beauty of the Loire Valley lies in its sweet and pure French style.

When she talks about sitting on a balcony overlooking the Loire at dusk in early summer, watching the mysterious and secluded castle opposite and the vineyards in the distance dyed inexplicably by the afterglow of the setting sun, it is completely a work by the Impressionist master Monet. Paganini even had the urge to go to the Loire Valley to watch the sunset.

Actually, he also went to the Loire Valley, but he only went there to play for a group of nobles, and the scenery there was very nice and quaint. However, perhaps lacking that cultural state of mind or mentality, he didn't make a deep impression there. Therefore, after listening to Didar's description, I felt a deep respect for her from the bottom of my heart. It also gave him a deeper understanding of the noblewoman. Noble ladies don't just have a lot of money, there are a lot of rich women, but people don't think of them as noble ladies. To be called a noblewoman, there must be many other aspects of temperament and connotation.

And in Didar's body, he saw this temperament and connotation. In particular, her determination to nurture a man who is not related to her family but is talented can say that she has a kind of aristocratic self-confidence, to say the least. This kind of self-confidence not only comes from the unique status advantage, but also from the innate temperament of the nobility, and even from their innate spiritual superiority. That is to say, on the one hand, it is due to blood, on the other hand, it is due to cultural inheritance, and on the other hand, it is because most of them are well-educated, knowledgeable and assertive.

The noblewoman Didar took care of him in life, cared for him in his heart, and guided him carefully in music. She even taught him fingering on the guitar by hand, allowing him to use his fingers to pull out overtones and double notes similar to those of a flute, allowing him to rediscover his feel and musicality, and to create new techniques for playing the violin. "The Hunt" is another name for Paganini's twenty-four violin capriccios, in E major, with a double note like the sound of a hunting horn. I learned it from Dedar.?

Under the care of Dedar's heart and love, Paganini's life was revived and his music was reborn. He slowly fell in love with this noble woman, and always felt that there was something in her that he longed for and for what he longed for. However, when he was with her, he felt that he was actually not worthy of her. She is too noble, has a rich family property, has a good upbringing, has a noble temperament, and has a wide range of talents. The most beautiful and best things a woman has come together in her. However, he still can't help but fall in love with her. Although he knew that she had a close relationship with the young and handsome butler Balaldi, what did it matter?

Paganini's health has improved a lot, but the long-dormant illness has not yet healed. Moreover, Didar did not let him leave either, and he himself did not want to leave. At this time, they are together more talking about music and practicing playing.

That day, when they were practising together, Dedar, on a whim, chanted the aria: "My dear, I can hear you muttering, when I hear the deep rippling of the water, in the quiet woods, my dear, sitting on the back of the elk I hear the sound of the water, ah, here, I am with you, even if you are far away, I can feel you beside me......"

Listening to this beautiful singing, he finally couldn't suppress the strong tenderness and love, and kissed her boldly. Seeing that she did not mean to refuse, he pulled her to his bed. Since then, their relationship has changed. In his eyes, she is not only a benefactor, but also a lover. He felt that his life was sweeter and happier. At the same time, he also learned to cherish himself and the music he loved.

To encourage Paganini to practice and compose, Didar took Paganini back to Paris every other week in a horse-drawn carriage to give a small concert at her Parisian residence. The invitees were some of Paganini's best friends in the music industry and some of her usual friends who love music. Almost all of them are celebrities in the Parisian music scene. Liszt and Chopin, who live in Paris, can be said to be their regular visitors.

Once, Dedar asked him to write a "Love Scene" that was played on only two strings. This is a very difficult requirement, and it is also a test of his playing level and creative ability. But this did not bother Paganini, who played the melody of courtship with the E string representing the woman, the G string representing the man, and finally the two notes on the G and E strings combined into a duet of love. Dedar listened to his performance and was greatly moved.

So, in the most tactful tone, she said to him, "You have just played an incomparable sound on two strings, can you show your genius on one string again?" and Paganini promised to give it a try. A few weeks later, he wrote an army sonata played on the G string, entitled "Napoleon". and performed the work in front of a wide court audience.

Later, Paganini often used this "solo string exercise" in concerts. In order to show off his skills, he deliberately broke off the strings of the violin one by one, leaving only the thickest and lowest G string, and freely played a complete piece with only one string, and played it very wonderfully.

The three-year recuperation in Dedal's country house not only restored Paganini's physical health and mental state, but also greatly improved his playing skills and creative level, and accumulated great energy for his future performance and creation. He created his most famous creation, the Venice Carnival. The work brings out almost all of his technique and variation, and its vivid imagery and unconventional folk tones make it a monument to the pinnacle of the art of Romantic virtuosity.

Paganini is called the devil and genius by the world, because his playing skills are superb, exquisite, and no one has surpassed him so far, but his life is full of ugliness and bad scars, especially gambling and **** addiction, which has left a very negative and bad impression on the world. However, his dedication to the world's musical works, especially his playing skills and performances, are immortal. (To be continued.) )