剛讀了1916諾貝爾文學獎得主瑞典作家 Heidenstam 的歷史小說 Karolinerna (The Charles Men)，意外的，其中有一大段講 Mazeppa，就是 Liszt 超技練習曲那位 Mazeppa，也是被拜倫長詩英雄化的那位 Mazeppa。


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Semifinal Round Recital
June 10, 2022
Bass Performance Hall

YUNCHAN LIM, 2022 Cliburn Gold Medalist
South Korea  I  Age 18

LISZT 12 Transcendental Etudes

Yunchan Lim launched onto the international music stage when he was 14. He won second prize and the Chopin Special Award in his first-ever competition, the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 2018. That same year, he stood out as the youngest participant in the Cooper International Competition, where he won the third prize and the audience prize, which provided the opportunity for him to perform with the Cleveland Orchestra. 2019 meant more accolades, when, at the age of 15, he was the youngest to win Korea’s IsangYun International Competition, where he also took home two special prizes.
 
Now just 18, he has performed across South Korea—including with the Korean Orchestra Festival, Korea Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, and Busan Philharmonic Orchestras, among others—as well as in Madrid, at the invitation of the Korea Cultural Center in Spain. He also participated in the recording of “2020 Young Musicians of Korea,” organized by the Korean Broadcasting System and released that November. 
 
A native of Siheung, Yunchan currently studies at the Korea National University of Arts under Minsoo Sohn. Coming to Fort Worth, he says he is “looking forward to playing in front of the warmest and most passionate audience in the world.”

Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 – LISZT – 12 Transcendental Etudes No. 4 (Mazeppa)

諾貝爾文學獎

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馬茲帕

馬克吐溫曾寫一篇反諷的「戰爭祈禱文」：

國際

政治與評論

U.S. crude oil futures have jumped nearly 8% to $104.20 per barrel as CENTCOM has announced the U.S. military will blockade all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian points starting Monday morning. This comes as peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have collapsed following Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Pakistan. Former Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss.

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Oil prices SURGE to over $100 as U.S. announces Iranian blockade

馬克

戰爭部

戰爭

石器時代

美國

出口

伊朗戰爭

菲律賓

伊朗

戰爭祈禱文

The Iranian embassy in Thailand responded to Trump’s Easter message: “Judging by how POTUS swears like a teenager, it seems the US has reached the Stone Age sooner than expected.”
A half hour before Trump issued his latest threat, Pope Leo XIV posted his own Easter message – a plea for peace.
“In the light of #Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!”
If only Trump was listening.

贊助珍奶

［潑水節/復活節記錄］川普瘋狂沒品

美國最近做民調把「傳統共和黨」與 MAGA 分開。同是共和黨，為何細分？外師說傳統共和黨是好基督徒，MAGA 是假基督徒！我心裡翻白眼，但理解差別在有沒有 moral clarity.
伊朗光是小學就被美國炸了好幾所，死幾百個小孩，而美國仍否認打仗，說只是去伊朗「小旅行」，還口口聲聲上帝旨意。
馬克吐溫因反對美國干預菲律賓獨立而寫的 The War Prayer，真懂基督教義，但當年沒人敢刊，直到馬克吐溫去世後才面世，今日讀依然擲地有聲。
我告訴外師說，嘉縣最熱門縣長候選人的名言是「我川威武」！我們和 MAGA 距離那樣近，moral clarity 則很遙遠。

好基督徒與壞基督徒

繼歌手壞痞兔惹惱川普的超級盃中場中場秀之後，出席奧斯卡頒獎典禮者是否該政治表態又成為焦點。

電影戲劇

奧斯卡頒獎典禮

壞痞兔

川普

台美對等貿易協定

金像獎

布魯克斯

超級盃

奧斯卡獎

政治追殺

透視「川普美國」的金像獎

黛安蓮恩主演的《忌念日：極權元年》令人震撼！

美國政府

龐德

學生推來一個論壇文章，討論莫札特鋼琴音樂是否該粒粒晶瑩剔透，亦即我常說的"不依賴踏板的骨感"，作者認為那是古鋼琴特色，而現代演奏廳殘響很長，怎麼彈也不會有顆粒感。 

音樂藝文

鋼琴

披薩

莫札特的顆粒感

李安的 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk，在此時美國轟炸伊朗，應該夠應景，而且恰好有關美國 MAGA 抵制 Bad Bunny 而爆紅的那種球賽 halftime show，但我記得多年前看就不喜歡。
我大致懂李安想嘲諷美國政府的伊拉克戰爭決策，但他欲言又止；他不想讓參戰的主角變美國英雄，觀眾也找不到可喜愛的角色，懶得理他的 PTSD 會不會痊癒。
同樣描繪戰場 PTSD，諷刺戰爭，也是多年前讀了村上龍的“萊佛士酒店”，僅僅兩百頁就像針刺得讀者坐立難安，主角不過是個旁觀身份的戰場攝影記者，村上龍就把他揪回越戰叢林，被十字弓射傷，某種詩情正義於焉圓滿。
“比利林恩的中場戰事”是少了那種針刺後的同理共情。
現在伊朗戰爭即當年伊拉克戰爭2.0，而川普掀起戰爭的支持度只兩成多，攢破了其三成鐵票,，但發動戰爭，川普可宣佈緊急狀態甚至戒嚴，將為所欲為，十一月還能正常期中選舉嗎？
如果好萊塢沒被右派毀掉，幾年內勢必有更多戰事電影。

比利林恩的中場戰事

「欲晴不晴雨不雨，天不絕人人絕天。」

國運籤

老弱婦孺

明尼蘇達州

外交政策

動物

種族歧視

人工智慧

欲晴不晴雨不雨

川普的國情咨文又長又臭，他本人早已預告演說將會很長，但內容在哪？
