2021.08.05
在村外站著一位風琴手，用已凍僵的手指搖著風琴的搖桿。他的演奏無人問津，只有狗在他身邊吠叫。他任它們隨意吠叫，一刻不停地演奏著。旅人問：「這位老人，我能與你同行麼？你能以風琴伴奏我的歌麼？」
《冬之旅》是德國作曲家舒伯特（1797-1828）登峰造極的一套聯篇歌曲，二十四首藝術歌曲以德國詩人穆勒（1794-1827）的詩詞入樂，歌詞描寫遊子在孤寂旅途上扣問生命意義的歷程；與刻下我們因疫情關係無奈與外界隔絕，獨自面對種種未知的情況不無共鳴。是次《冰上〈冬之旅〉》抽取其中七首歌曲，配合音樂、花式溜冰及互動投影技術，製作一系列七集的全新音樂影曲片，希望為觀眾帶來豐富的多媒體藝術賞識體驗。
Winterreise on Ice
Episode 7: The Hurdy-Gurdy Man ("Der Leiermann")
Presented by: Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Produced by: Bel Canto Singers
Platform: YouTube
Link: https://youtu.be/H6WWOhZYu24
Synopsis: In the back of the village stands a hurdy-gurdy man, cranking his instrument with frozen fingers. His begging bowl is always empty; no one ever listens, and the dogs growl at him. But his playing never stops. "Strange old man. Shall I come with you? Will you play your hurdy-gurdy to accompany my songs?"
Schubert (1797-1828)'s "Winterreise", hailed as one of the jewels in the genre of lieder, is set to the 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827). The loner who is trying to find meaning in life on a psychological journey in "Winterreise" forms an uncanny parallel imagery between those isolated by social distancing while coping with uncertainties amidst the epidemic at present. In "Winterreise on Ice", seven songs are selected to form a mini cycle of seven music videos. Combined with music performance, figure skating and projection mapping, we hope to create an exquisite and multi-media "Winterreise" experience for the audience.
Series: Winterreise on Ice
Scheme/ Festival: Arts Go Digital Platform Scheme
Art Form: Music
Music Director / Tenor: David Quah
Co-director / Projection Designer: Oliver Shing
Co-director / Choreographer / Figure Skater: David Liu
Pianist: Raymond Young
Costume Designer: Cheng Man-wing
Audio Engineer: Chan Pui-ching
Dramaturg: Ata Wong
Producer: RhapsoArts Management Ltd.
Video Production
Production: Daaimung
Assistant Director / Editor: Michael Tang
Director of Photography: Vincent Ip
Art Director: Jan Wong
CG Artists: Danny So / Suet Cheng
Projection System Designer: Jit Lam
Projection Programmer: Tim Ng
Make-up: Law Kam-wah
Stage Manager: Steive Leung
