Vierne: 3 Nocturnes, Op.34 ヴィエルヌ：ノクターン

 

pulchraflow · Vierne: Nocturne No.1, Op.34 ヴィエルヌ：ノクターン 第１番 (h1n)

pulchraflow · 260706-Vierne-Noct-2

pulchraflow · 260716-Vierne-Noct-3

An AI recommended Vierne to me.  I browsed IMSLP.  I looked at the score of Nocturnes, I thought that the sounds may be beatifule.  I read and played them, I felt if I had heard them before, even though I didn't actually had.  Déjà-entendu.

I first played his later work and his earlier work, then I decided to move on to Nocturnes.

The texts are written in the score.  I translated them from French to English using an AI.  I supposed that they may have meaning of the text itself and also metaphors.  

I felt something or some images while playing the pieces repeatedly, however, I often played them in a superficial way, enjoying the resonance.  

 

No. 1

As usual, the dynamic range is limited on my digital piano.  I played ff in No.1 as expressively as possible to capture the atmosphere of ff.

No. 2

I felt that the piece still carried strong emotions, but overall it leaves an impression of warmth, mystery, memory ... - starting with EM7 and ...

No. 3

It starts with black keys.  

I felt that the residue of the first movement dissolved into particles, evanscing ...  after bursts while listening to birds singing at dawn.

Recording method

These days, I experienced with recording my digital piano by a ZOOM H1essential via PHONES or LINE OUT, but I felt the sound was a bit harsh.

I also tried recording with a ZOOM h1n by connecting to my digital piano via PHONES while playing live.  However, I felt the sound contained a little harsh sound.

Ultimately, I felt the previous method was better: first, recording the performance on my digital piano, and then, playing it back through the ZOOM h1n via PHONES to record the output.  I felt this method produced the sound that was a bit milder to the ears.  

The volume of my digital piano is slightly above 1.

The input level of my h1n is between 4 and7, usually a bit above 5 -  I adjust it to avoid clipping.  

For rapid pieces, I felt the sound by this method was a bit sluggish compared to my actual playing; it may be due to a slight lag i n my digital piano. 

Louis Vierne: Suite Bourguignonne, Op.17, ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Aubade, Suite bourguignonne Op.17, No. 1. ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 朝の歌

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Idylle, Suite bourguignonne Op.17, No. 2. ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 牧歌

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Divertissement, Suite bourguignonne, Op.17 No.3, ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 ディヴェルティメント

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Légende bourguignonne, Suite bourguignonne, Op.17 No.4, ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 伝説

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: A l'Angelus du Soir, Suite bourguignonne, Op.17 No.5, ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 夕暮れの鐘

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Danse rustique, Suite bourguignonne Op.17, No. 6. ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 田園舞曲

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Clair de Lune, Suite bourguignonne Op.17, No. 7. ルイ・ヴィエルヌ ブルゴーニュ組曲 月明かり

 I asked an AI web servece for piano pieces from the time Debussy was living that I didn't know.  Based on the results, I read music sheets on IMSLP.  I thought I might like pieces by Vierne, downloaded his music books, and played them.  

I decided to perform the work "Suite bourguignonne".  I think the work is brighter than other works of him.  

Also, I decided to perform the work "Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43".  I recorded it first. 

I thought that I heard this music "Suite bourguignonne" before, but I realize I hadn't truly listened to it.

I found that some notes and sounds were unfamiliar to me.   

I've not been to Bourguignonne.

1.Aubade 

E A, B

La Mi Si #Fa #Do #So #Re ?

7th

the last, E

bright, clear, joy, 

calm

practice: played each tone of double-note accompaniment with both hands, played the double-note accompaniment with non-legato with the hand, played left-hand octave part first and played right-hand part over it, etc.

Since I think that loud dynamics like ff, fff cannot be achieved on my electric piano, so I considered how to play the parts to sound as if they were ff, fff.

I think that the una corda pedal doesn't produce good sound and it sounds rather blurry on my electric piano.  I refrained from using it for this piece.  

2.Idylle 

Fa

practice: played the left-hand part with both hands, etc.

No.3 Divertissement

Once I stopped practicing this piece.  But I found I still remembered it.  So I decided to record it.

Note patterns and sounds of this piece were unfamiliar to me.  I practiced it in various ways.  

I had been playing a left-hand triplet and 8th note, arpeggio as a single chord, trying to grasp it all at once.   However, that put a strain on my left hand, especially beyond an octave.  So I played arpeggios as arpeggios.

I used una corda as indicated, though I feel that it doesn't produce good sound on my electric piano.

diminished unison, third, etc. 

7th

interval, 

pleasant, amusing, 

streaming

light

No.4 Légende bourguignonne

. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 ...

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 ...

Im  /V

I7 V7

I imagined something more general - legend, time, space, long ago and so on.

I used una corda as designated, though I feel it doesn't produce good sound on my electric piano.

No.5 A l'Angelus du Soir

#Do

I've never heard the Angelus.  

But I've heard temple bells, or ringings before prayers at shrines.

I used cathedral reverb on my electric piano.

6.Danse rustique

+5, whole tones

practice: played the left-hand part with both hands,  recorded the left-hand part and played the right-hand while listening to the recording,  used various sounds to create images, etc.

I think that the una corda pedal doesn't produce good sound and it sounds rather blurry on my electric piano.  I refrained from using it for this piece.  

7.Clair de Lune

piano and vocal?  violin?

"The moon is beautiful" ??

generally, night sky and the moon?

"Kaguya-hime"?

practice: played the tones other than the melody with both hands, etc.

continued the melody with fingers as much as possible

played the arpeggio with non-legato touch even under slurs,due to electric piano's sounds

初めに、全曲弾いてみた。

次に、始めの４曲を主に練習した。

それから、後半の３曲を主に練習した。

特に速い曲は、３曲目は出だしから馴染みのない感じだったので、譜面をみながら弾けるようにして、それから、譜面を見ていると遅いので、覚えるようにした。６曲目は意外と覚えやすかった。

練習してある程度弾けるようになったが、真ん中の３曲は録音しないことにした。

最初の２曲と最後の２曲を録音してアップロードした。

そのあと、何気なく３曲目を弾いてみたら覚えていた。そこで、真ん中の３曲も録音することにした。

それぞれ、メトロノームや、ノン・レガートで音を確認して整理しながら弾きなおした。

それから、録音した。自由に弾くことにした。

そのあとで、最初の２曲を弾いてみたら、前よりも滑らかに弾けるような気がした。

なので、録音しなおした。また、artworkも選びなおした。

Louis Vierne: Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43 ルイ・ヴィエルヌ 子どもの影

 

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Valse, Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43, No.1 ルイ・ヴィエルヌ 子どもの影 １．ワルツ

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Chanson, Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43, No.2 ルイ・ヴィエルヌ 子どもの影 ２．うた

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Divertissement, Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43, No.3 ルイ・ヴィエルヌ 子どもの影 ３．ディヴェルティスマン

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Barcarolle, Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43, No.4 ルイ・ヴィエルヌ 子どもの影 ４．舟歌

pulchraflow · Louis Vierne: Gavotte (dans le style ancien), Silhouettes d'enfants, Op.43, No.5 ルイ・ヴィエルヌ 子どもの影 ５．ガヴォット

I asked an AI web service to suggest piano pieces from the time Debussy was alive that I had not known.  Based on the results, I read sheet music on IMSLP.  I thought I might enjoy pieces by Vierne, so I downloaded his  piano scores and played them.

This work "Silhouettes d'enfants" has the simplest notation among them.

(Note that the work was composed in 1920, after Debussy had passed away.)

I think that the work has brighter aspects than his other piano works (exerpt for "Suite bourguignonne").

I feel that the work features fading piano tones than the resonance of organ  sounds.   

I thought that I heard this music before, but I realize I hadn't truly listened to it.

As this is my first time playing his work, I found that some note patterns  and sounds were unfamiliar to me.

(I listened to some of his works for organ and piano quintet.)

I didn't feel the pieces as they were relating to childlen, rather, I thought they were something else.  

I supposed that the composed had been sensing or feeling  silhouettes of children.

I played the pieces simply by reading the sheet music and imagining things that are not real or else.

I think that the una corda pedal of my electric pedal doesn't produce good sound, so usually I refrain from using it.  However, about this work, I think one of intentions behind una corda might have been for a change in tone color, like an organ, so I used it.  

I played the pieces in this way this time.  I hope that the composer wouldn't mind too much .... .

No. 1

waltz

fade, resonance

No. 2

walk

together

No. 3

chromatic

5, 6, 7

1, 3

♭5, #5, 7th, M7th, 

root

G

left hand part - right hand part

wind

kirakira

No.4

wave, stream, whirl, light, 

fade, resonance

No.5

ancient, modern

100 years ago, present

clear, blur 

bounce, step

子どもの影、シルエットということだが、どちらかというと、立体的に弾いてみた。