Extinguish
written in 2000
LI Cheong, Piano
Lee Hysan Concert Hall, CUHK
Bauhinia Concert (Oct, 2001)
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This piano piece is written during July and August 2000. This piece is much improvisatory in its content. Unrelated, fragmented themes are often juxtaposed successively. Phrases are often incomplete, interrupted by sudden switch of mood. Two extremes of emotions are prevailing in the piece: one is violent, despairing and frustrating; the other is nostalgic and sorrowful. A heavy cluster is played with arms at the end, symbolizing the extinguished hope.
這首鋼琴曲是作者在二零零零年七、八月間寫成的。作者寫這首作品時，只是隨心而寫，比較即興。作者故意將一些不相關的主題拼在一起，最初還是完整的，到了中段已變得支離破碎。主題很零碎，但大致上是兩種情感：一種是悲憤的、煩躁的；另一種是無奈的、回憶的、嘆息的。很多時一句未完，情感便突然改變，而且越到情緒越來越急和亂。最後一下以手臂重擊低音的琴鍵，意味著希望的熄滅。
