Violin King: A Portrait of Kreisler

Author: Wu Weizhong
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Many great musicians have great love, because music creates love. It deepens and elevates love. Love is the compass that guides the ship through treacherous waters. Many people believe that good music elevates people, while bad music leads them to downfall. But in my view, this is very clear—there is only one kind of music, and that is "good" music. If a piece of music is bad, it is no longer music but merely rhythmic noise. A person's life is always accompanied by music. Music surrounds our world of life, permeating every corner of it. The earth, the sky, and the water are filled with various kinds of powerful natural music. The wind sings in the leaves, plucking the strings of a harp in the ripples of flowing water; birds sing their love songs softly to the charming, awakening morning; the waves of the sea rise in a rhythmic chorus, as if conducted by a master. The power of music is deeply known to people in every era and every tribe. It has been so since the beginning of creation. It is said that long, long ago, Orpheus played his lyre, and all living and non-living things were captivated by his music. He even descended to the underworld of Pluto and, with his music, brought back the soul of his deceased lover, Eurydice. We also know that the Sirens on the Greek islands lured sailors with their songs, and the Lorelei nymph sang on the rocks of the Rhine River.