克里斯托弗·帕肯宁小传

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克里斯托弗·帕肯宁乃当今世界著名的杰出古典吉他艺术家之一。近1/4个多世纪以来，他的音乐会及唱片赢得了广泛而高度的赞赏。“他集深邃的音乐洞察力和对吉他乐器演奏技巧的完全掌握为一体，领跑着当今吉他艺术的发展”，《华盛顿邮报》如是说。帕肯宁被公认为西班牙伟大的吉他演奏家安德鲁·塞戈维亚的继承人，塞戈维亚曾称：“克里斯托弗·帕肯宁是伟大的艺术家——他是世界上最耀眼的吉他演奏家之一”。
  
帕肯宁把深厚的艺术鉴赏力和动人的音乐修养结合起来，这一杰出的本领吸引了从纽约到东京遍布世界的观众。他曾在白宫演奏过，他曾和普拉西多·多明戈现身于林肯中心、参加卡内基音乐厅100周年庆典，他曾两次在国际播映的格莱美奖上表演。帕肯宁多次出现在国家广播电视节目上，包括今夜秀、CBS星期天早上、今日秀及20/20等。在索尼古典唱片出品的《亲亲小妈》（一部哥伦比亚影片公司出品的电影）原声带中，帕肯宁还充当了独奏角色，由约翰·威廉斯任作曲兼指挥。（这盘专集自从其发布以来一直占据Billboard排行榜之首）。在《吉他演奏家》杂志举办的国际读者投票中，帕肯宁多年票选为“最佳古典吉他演奏家”；在该杂志“大师画廊”中，帕肯宁与塞戈维亚、约翰·威廉斯及朱利安·布里姆放在一起，足见地位之高。

帕肯宁还曾作为美国众多最佳管弦乐团的独奏常客，这些乐团包括包括the Philadelphia、Cleveland and Minnesota orchestras、the Chicago、Pittsburgh and National symphony orchestras、the Detroit、 Houston and St. Louis symphonies、the St. Paul and Los Angeles chamber orchestras,以及the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl等等。帕肯宁广泛的独奏节目使其举国瞩目，他经常活跃在纽约，波士顿、芝家哥、费城、华盛顿、修斯敦及洛山基等地。在最近的一场演奏中，《洛山基时报》评述道：“举着导师——晚年塞戈维亚的火炬，帕肯宁可算是美国主导性的古典吉他演奏家”。

1999年，作为檀香山交响乐团百年庆典的一部分，帕肯宁与该乐团合作首演了艾尔梅·伯恩斯坦为吉他及管弦乐队而作的协奏曲。他把该首协奏曲录在与伦敦交响乐团合作的唱片专集《阿尔汗布拉》中，该专集为阿尔贝尼兹作品，由伯恩斯坦指挥。这张唱片由Angel/EMI Classics公司于2000年发布，印有帕肯宁先生独有商标。帕肯宁还与男中音Jubilant Sykes合作新推出了一首独奏节目《Braziliana》，该节目是为2001/2002季巴美音乐特写的。

帕肯宁在Angel/EMI Classics公司已经积累了广泛的音乐唱片目录。他获得两届格莱美奖提名，在音乐目录中为《帕肯宁与吉他：最好的古典唱片》和与女高音Kathleen Battle合作的《他们公司的快乐》。1996年，帕肯宁和Kathleen Battle录制了圣诞节专集《天使的光荣》，该专集以索尼古典唱片公司商标发布。其他专集包括巴洛克协奏曲选集《帕肯宁演绎威瓦尔第》，与圣马丁室内乐团合作的世界首演录音《比特·瓦洛克随想组曲》，批评赞誉参半的管弦乐录音《罗德里戈的〈阿兰湖艾斯协奏曲〉和〈绅士幻想曲〉（Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre）》，以及与皇家爱乐官弦乐团合作的世界首演录音《威廉·瓦尔顿的五首吉他与管弦乐队小品》等。

为了纪念帕肯宁作为唱片艺术家与Angel/EMI公司合作25周年的纪念，帕肯宁发行了一张最喜欢的作品2CD合集《伟大的唱片》；为了纪念合作第30周年，帕肯宁正在计划发行一系列新Angel/EMI唱片。1998年秋，帕肯宁发布了一张多媒体CD，作为对塞戈维亚的献礼，标题为《帕肯宁歌颂塞戈维亚》。

帕肯宁对音乐发展的贡献超过了对表演安排的需求。最近，他被任命为Malibu和加州Pepperdine大学的高级教员，于今年秋季（2002年）开始教课。他还在蒙大纳博兹曼的蒙大纳州立大学夏季大师班教课。他创作了《帕肯宁吉他演奏方法》，卷1为一本基础教本，卷2为高级演奏者教本。这些著作和他的吉他抄本和吉他改编本由Hal Leonard公司一起出版发行。

帕肯宁已经获得不少了对他的贡献和艺术的荣誉，包括蒙大纳州立大学的荣誉音乐学博士，南卡大学“为承认他作为美国卓越的古典吉他艺术家，对世界作出的突出业绩和贡献”而授予他“杰出校友奖”。另外，由于他在国内外音乐领域的优秀表现，帕肯宁还被授予美国学术成就奖。最近，他被授予“2000最佳古典吉他家吉普森吉他（Orville H. Gibson）终生成就奖”。

他录制了20张专集，获得了“最佳古典唱片”两项格莱美提名。最近他在福特奖金计划上获得了大学音乐社区2003“卓越艺术奖”。他在Pepperdine大学建立了古典吉他系，作为著名音乐教授主持古典吉他帕肯宁讲座。

帕肯宁和他的妻子Theresa定居在南加州。在他的表演、唱片及教学等方面贡献的核心里，他是一个虔诚的基督教徒。他同时还是是世界级的假蝇钓鱼运动和投掷运动冠军，在弗罗里达州的Islamorada赢得了Tarpon Tournament（假蝇钓鱼运动的温布尔顿）国际金杯。

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原文对照：

Biography
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Christopher Parkening is celebrated as one of the world's preeminent virtuosos of the classical guitar. For more than a quarter century, his concerts and recordings have received the highest worldwide acclaim. The Washington Post cited "his stature as the leading guitar virtuoso of our day, combining profound musical insight with complete technical mastery of his instrument." Parkening is recognized as the heir to the legacy of the great Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, who proclaimed that "Christopher Parkening is a great artist—he is one of the most brilliant guitarists in the world."

Parkening's rare combination of dramatic virtuosity and eloquent musicianship has captivated audiences around the world from New York to Tokyo. He has played at the White House, appeared with Placido Domingo on Live From Lincoln Center, participated in Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary celebration and performed twice on the internationally televised Grammy® Awards. Parkening has appeared on many nationally broadcast television programs including The Tonight Show, CBS Sunday Morning, The Today Show, and 20/20. Parkening was also featured soloist with composer/conductor John Williams on the Sony Classical soundtrack of Stepmom, a Columbia Pictures film. (This album has been on the top of Billboard’s crossover charts since its release.) Voted "Best Classical Guitarist" in a nationwide readers’ poll of Guitar Player Magazine for many years running, he was placed in their Gallery of Greats along with Andrés Segovia, John Williams and Julian Bream.

Parkening has been a frequent guest soloist with the finest orchestras in the United States, including the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota orchestras, the Chicago, Pittsburgh and National symphony orchestras, the Detroit, Houston and St. Louis symphonies, the St. Paul and Los Angeles chamber orchestras, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. His extensive recital schedule takes him throughout the country, with regular appearances in New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Houston, and Los Angeles. Following a recent performance The Los Angeles Times noted, "Parkening is considered America’s reigning classical guitarist, carrying the torch of his mentor, the late Andrés Segovia."

In 1999, Christopher Parkening performed the world premiere of Elmer Bernstein’s Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Honolulu Symphony as part of their 100th anniversary season. He has recorded this concerto along with The Alhambra: La Vega by Isaac Albeniz with the London Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Bernstein conducting. This recording was released in 2000 on Mr. Parkening’s exclusive label, Angel/EMI Classics. Mr. Parkening has also introduced a new collaborative recital program, Braziliana, with baritone Jubilant Sykes. This program for the 2001/2002 season features music of Brazil and the Americas.

Parkening has amassed an extensive discography on Angel/EMI Classics. He is the recipient of two Grammy® nominations in the category of Best Classical Recording for Parkening and the Guitar and The Pleasures of Their Company, a collaboration with soprano Kathleen Battle. In 1996, Parkening and Battle recorded a Christmas album, Angels’ Glory, which was released on the Sony Classical label. Additional recordings of note include Parkening Plays Vivaldi which features a selection of Baroque concertos coupled with the World Premiere recording of Peter Warlock's Capriol Suite with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the critically acclaimed orchestral recording of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasia para un gentilhombre with the world premiere recording of William Walton's Five Bagatelles for Guitar and Orchestra with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

In honor of Parkening’s 25th year as a recording artist with Angel/EMI, a 2-CD collection of favorites, The Great Recordings, was issued in celebration of his prolific artistry. To mark his 30th anniversary, Mr. Parkening is planning a series of new released on the Angel/EMI Classics label. In the fall of 1998 a multi-media CD was released as a tribute to Andrés Segovia entitled Christopher Parkening Celebrates Segovia.

Parkening's commitment to music extends beyond his demanding performance schedule. Recently, he was named as a distinguished faculty member of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he begins teaching this fall, 2002. Also, he teaches a summer master class at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. He has authored The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method, Volume 1, a basic pedagogy book, and Volume 2, for advanced players. These editions, along with his collection of guitar transcriptions and arrangements, are published by Hal Leonard Corporation.

Parkening has received commendations honoring his dedication and artistry including an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Montana State University and the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Southern California "in recognition of his outstanding international achievement and in tribute to his stature throughout the world as America's preeminent virtuoso of the classical guitar." In addition, Parkening was given the acclaimed American Academy of Achievement Award for his excellence in his field of music both nationally and internationally. Recently, Parkening was presented with the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for Best Classical Guitarist.

Christopher Parkening and his wife, Theresa, reside in Southern California. At the heart of his dedication to performance, recording, and teaching is a deep commitment to the Christian faith. He is also a world class fly-fishing and casting champion who has won the International Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament (the Wimbledon of fly-fishing) held in Islamorada, Florida.

yage

哎呀，谢谢版主！！！支持！！！

oldold

谢谢，他应该是SEGOVIA得意弟子吧，很帅。
不过，近几年演奏好象很少，而且状态不好。老了吧

sammer

他现在钓鱼去了  呵呵~~~~~~

可能是在吉他圈里混累了 休息休息  但是他的实力现在还是没问题的

wangjianguo

活动是比较少一点，还是有的：



Saturday, March 20, 2004, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Summer, 2004
30th annual master class at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. Check back early in 2004 for specific dates. To be placed on the mailing list for a brochure, email Carole in the MSU Music Department.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-12-6 14:55:47编辑过]

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Concert Reviews: 音乐会评论：

“Parkening confirmed his stature as the leading guitar virtuoso of our day, combining profound musical insight with complete technical mastery of his instrument.”
The Washington Post
“作为我们时代领先的吉他艺术家，帕肯宁证实了他的地位；他集渊博的音乐见识和对吉他技巧的完全掌握为一体。”
——华盛顿邮报。

“The shadow cast by Andrés Segovia is long, but the mantle of the Spanish master has always rested easily upon the shoulders--or fingers--of classical guitarist Christopher Parkening.”
Chicago Tribune
“安德鲁·塞戈维亚的影响是长久的，但西班牙大师的衣钵总是易于仰赖古典吉他演奏家帕肯宁的肩膀或手指”。
——芝加哥论坛。

“His musical instincts remain as sound as his ability to communicate forcefully to a large audience on one of the most intimate of solo instruments.”
San Francisco Chronicle
“他的音乐天资与他在最亲密的独奏乐器上与一大群观众有效地沟通的能力一样健全”。
——圣弗郎西斯科编年史

“No one exceeds him in sheer mastery of the guitar . . .”
The Boston Globe
“在对吉他的彻底掌握上没人能与他匹敌……”
——波士顿全球杂志

“Andrés Segovia protege Christopher Parkening might be considered the great American classical guitar exponent by now, having graced concert stages for a quarter century.”
Los Angeles Times
安德鲁·塞戈维亚的门生克里斯托佛·帕肯宁可看作是当今美国伟大的古典吉他诠释者，他已使音乐会舞台生辉达到1/4个世纪了。
——洛山基时报

“No guitarist is more qualified than Parkening to give such a [Segovia] celebration. A student and friend of Segovia's, he selected the program with a deep awareness of the master's art and played it with a sense of style, a variety of tonal colors and a self-possessed technique that called Segovia himself to mind.”
The Washington Post
“没有再比帕肯宁更有资格举办这么一场塞戈维亚庆典的吉他演奏家了。作为塞戈维亚的学生和朋友，他以深味大师的艺术精神的眼光挑选节目，并以一种风格意识、丰富音色变化及沉着有力的技巧演奏节目，再现了塞戈维亚的本来面貌。”
——华盛顿邮报

"He was a brilliant student. He absorbed quickly the advice that I gave to him, becoming soon a young master such as he is now in concert and in teaching." Andrés Segovia
“他是个才华横溢的学生。迅速地消化我给他提的建议，然后很快就变成了一位年轻的大师，正如他现在在音乐会上和教学上的表现一样。”
——安德鲁·塞戈维亚

oldold

世外高人啊，什么时候来中国演出啊

wangjianguo

帕肯宁专集欣赏：

A Bach Celebration


1 .  We Thank Thee, Load, We Thank Tee (Cantata 29)
2 .  Arioso (Cantata 156)
3 .  Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata 147)
4 .  How Joyful is My Heart (Cantata 199)
5 .  Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata 208) (orch. William Walton)
6 .  God Alone Should Have My Heart (Cantata 169)
7 .  Sleepers Awake (Cantata 140)
8 .  Withstand Firmly All Sin (Cantata 54)
9 .  What God Hath Done is Rightly Done (Cantata 99)

http://melos.cau.ac.kr/pds/view_album.php?table=list_music&album=A%20Bach%20Celebration

In the Spanish Style



1 .  Leyenda
2 .  Capricho arabe
3 .  Rumores de la Caleta
4 .  Prelude No. 1
5 .  Prelude No. 2
6 .  Prelude No. 3
7 .  Estudio brillante
8 .  Recuerdos de la Alhambra
9 .  Fantasia No. 10
10 .  Estudio No. 17 in E minor
11 .  Estudio No. 19 in B flat
12 .  Etude No. 1 in E minor
13 .  Etude No. 11 in E minor
14 .  Vals venezolano No. 3
15 .  Four Preludes
16 .  Catalonian Song
17 .  Romance

http://melos.cau.ac.kr/pds/view_album.php?table=list_music&album=In%20the%20Spanish%20Style

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古典吉他村的点评：

克里斯托弗·帕肯宁是当今美国最有影响的吉他演奏家之一。十一岁师从叔叔马歇尔的影响开始学习吉他，从师当时刚移居美国的佩佩·罗梅罗，但是由于罗梅罗演出繁忙，帕肯宁主要靠自学，14岁时在加利福尼亚举办的器乐比赛中演奏《恰空》使担任评委的许多世界著名音乐家大吃一惊，其中泰德斯科把帕肯宁推荐给塞戈维亚接受指导。20岁时由于塞戈维亚的推荐的任西班牙桑地亚哥国际比赛的评委并特邀演出。七十年代起开始巡回演出活动，现任南加州大学吉他系主任教授。

    帕肯宁可以说是伴随我们这一代成长的其中一位吉他大师，从录音中听是极之有水准，比如他的阿拉伯随想曲及恰空，现在仍然是其中一个我觉得非常不错的录音。
    但今天他的声望是大不如前，在美国他本土甚至经常有听完他演出后大骂的情況，我在现场听他弹奏的印象亦非常差，与我印象中的帕肯宁完全是两个人，唱片中华丽的音色，流畅的乐句完全没有了，代之是经常的失误，浑浊而粗糙的音色，差点让我以为去错了另一个人的音乐会，这感觉并非我一个人的意见，当时其他一起的朋友亦有同感。这情况让我有一点点感触，一个演奏家在不能维持他的应有水平时，是否应该继续演出，这情况亦见于晚年的西戈維亚及最近的Bream，我相信他们都曾经有过辉煌的日子，有为吉他作出不少贡献，亦留了很多宝贵的录音及材料，如果在适当时候退休，留下一个更完美的印象给大家会不会更好？
    后记：帕肯宁现在是拋饵钓魚的高手，现在世界排名第一，去年拿了世界赛的冠军，他很早便退休，住在他位于蒙大拿州的牧场，在数年前他觉得得上帝要他再为大家弹吉他，故此复出，但仍然热中于他的钓鱼运动，我想这可能是他水准远不如他以前录音的原因，我以为不管什么事情，要有成绩便得付出，要拿世界军，付出绝不会少，在生理条件已走向下坡的年纪，要重新东山再起，但又并不专注，成绩当然不可能会很好，否则其他有天份而又努力的不是太冤吗？
    我无意贬低帕肯宁，我相信他从前确实是非常出色的演奏家，只是现在总是有点英雄迟暮。

     帕肯宁的“阿拉伯风格绮想曲”等乐曲的录音至今我还没有找到能超越他的版本。“恰空”的处理是否有抄袭塞戈维亚之嫌呢？

    帕肯宁的“恰空”的确有极重的西戈維亚影子，夸张点说，几乎是西戈維亚在技巧上更熟练的版本，而事实上帕肯宁对西戈維亚的专敬已经到达一种宗教式的热诚，而他亦以西戈維亚学派的继承人自居(他自己的宣传资料上是这样写)，故有此情况亦不难理解，他弹奏的“恰空”版本是西戈維亚所编，而指法亦可能百份百的依从(最少在早期是)，西戈維亚的编曲是极之好的一个版本，但个人觉得有个別地方把句子(phrasing)改变或限制了，故此如完全按照西氏的指法，有很重西氏的影子似乎是必然的，至于这样是好还是不好，便见仁见智了。
    后记：西戈維亚的"恰空"改编除了是基于小提琴的原谱外，亦参考了保梳利(Busoni)及布拉姆斯(Brahms)的钢琴改编谱，和胡比(Hubay)的管弦乐改编谱，其中保梳利及胡比的改编谱中，浪漫主义时期的音乐色彩极重，就是在乐谱上注上了速度，表情及在一些重要的和弦中填入了內声部以增加和弦色彩，這类典型的浪漫主义风格及手法，这些情形亦同样出现于西氏的改编中，其中与保梳利的标示更是十分相似，在基信(Kissin)和鲁宾斯坦(Rubenstein)演奏保梳利改编的钢琴录音中，可以发现音乐处理及速度的选择是十分接近，而鲁宾斯坦的录音更与西戈維亚有令人讶异的相似，故此帕肯宁演绎由西氏改编的"恰空"，有很重西氏的影子可能是理所当然的。