About "November Chopin"

This post is for Missdurh. I thought I'd try to translate it for you babe, since you can't read Chinese. *rolls eyes*

Info taken from the Alfa Music website. I did the translation on my own so it isn't a word-for-word thing but the main gist of the article is there. :P

引领华语流行乐坛潮流的亚洲天王周杰伦，最新国语全新专辑在歌迷的千呼万唤之下，终于确定在11月1日推出！周董的每一张专辑都力求带给歌迷耳目一新的感受，即将推出的第六张国语专辑也不例外，新专辑名为「11月的萧邦」，视觉概念也流露浓浓古典味，来到威尼斯取景拍照，照片中的周杰伦帅气逼人！而他独特的流行音乐风格也与浪漫的「水都」作了一次完美的结合！

Jay Chou, one of Asia's leading music icons, has finally confirmed that his much awaited new album will be available from 1 November 2005.

Jay's made it a point to give his fans a different style/type of music with every new release and his 6th album promises to be no different. Titled "11月的萧邦", or "November Chopin", it promises a strong flavor of a world long past, a world of yesteryear, right down to the album pictures (in which Jay looks totally gorgeous!) taken in Venice. Talk about a perfect combination - Jay's unique musical style blending in with the romantic City of Canals.

(Side note: Initially, I did a literal translation on the title and it turned out to be "November's Desolate Village". I somehow sensed I was on the wrong track... :P)

周杰伦的音乐一向给人强烈的画面感，由于新专辑中的每一首歌都充满了诗意，营造出诗境般的画面，让人联想到「钢琴诗人」萧邦，而周杰伦就像流行音乐界的诗人，「诗人」同时也是他的别名，曾署名在他自己的创作与专辑的造型，最新专辑又在11月1日推出，所以专辑名为「11月的萧邦」再贴切不过！

Jay's music has always invoked very strong mental images. The tracks found on "November's Chopin", with their poetic overtones, bring to mind the classical compositions from the famed "Piano Poet", Chopin. The only difference here is that the "poet" here refers to Jay and the music style is contemporary instead of classical. That, and the fact that this album is being released on 1 November, gave the album its name.

萧邦的浪漫才情有较深的音乐意境，当公司提出「11月的萧邦」作为专辑名称时，从小学古典钢琴的周杰伦觉得很棒！因为萧邦是他的偶像，他说：「相较于古典钢琴家李斯特注重钢琴技巧的出神入化，我的音乐比较贴近萧邦的随性浪漫。南拳妈妈的宇豪钢琴弹得很棒，他就像李斯特一样在技巧上很厉害。」回想两人在演唱会与金曲奖上互飙钢琴的情景，工作人员都觉得彷佛是萧邦与李斯特两位琴艺有别的好友一起同台演奏一样。

Jay thought that the record company's propossl to use "November Chopin" as the album's title was great. After all, he was a student of classical piano as well as a great fan of Chopin's musical style and compositions. He finds his own easy-going, romantic style of music similar to the classical legend, as compared to Nan Quan Ma Ma's Yu Hao, whose talents place more emphasise on flawless technique. In fact, many of their co-workers have likened Jay and Yu Hao's recent live collaborations to watching 2 piano greats - Chopin and Listz - performing on the same stage.

(Side note: Other articles (from varying sources) that have been translated can be found here. 15 more days baby! Woooooooot!)