柴科夫斯基第五號交響曲研究及指揮詮釋

Abstract

柴科夫斯基第五號交響曲，是作曲家晚期的最後三首交響曲之一。該作品承襲了貝多芬第五號交響曲的精神，其「循環形式」的巧妙安排、以及被世人象徵為命運的「Motto主題」貫串著整首交響曲，使得第五號交響曲站上交響音樂史的一席之地。雖然整首曲子貫串象徵命運的「Motto主題」，是否因此成為標題式交響曲，亦是後世學者討論的話題之一。本論文將針對國內學術著作討論較少的第五號交響曲，分析其調性、結構、以及作曲家的創作巧思進行指揮詮釋討論。

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 is one of the composer's last three symphonies. This piece embodies characteristics of Beethoven Symphony No. 5, specifically the skillfully constructed “cyclic form” arrangement. Furthermore, it is widely accepted that the symphony features the “fate theme”. However, I would like to argue that it features a similar but different theme, the “Motto theme” (a theme that occurs throughout the whole piece). This style of theme and the previously described musical arrangement has allowed Tchaikovsky's fifth symphony to take a rather prominent standing in the history of symphonic music. Although the recurring theme throughout this piece is the “Motto theme”, is it fair to subsequently characterize this symphony as program music? This question is still being discussed by the current day music academia. This dissertation focuses on the analysis of Tchaikovsky's fifth symphony, a work which is seldom discussed by academic papers from Taiwan. This dissertation analyses the musical tonality, structure and the composer's line of creative thinking for this particular symphony. Such an analysis will be explained from a conductor's point of view.