
唱片公司:RR
艺 术 家:Fennell
演奏乐器:古典音乐
如果说Dick Hyman是爵士钢琴界的大师,那么这张「Marches I've Loved」的主角Frederick Fennell,可就是管乐界与发烧唱片界的圣人了。熟悉老Mercury唱片的读者应该知道,在那「三支麦克风」的全盛时期,Mercury主打三位乐团指挥巨匠 - 杜拉第、Parry与Fennell。其中Fennell是唯一专攻管乐团指挥者,也是当今管乐界首屈一指的巨擘。这位高龄84岁的大师在音乐界仍然相当活跃,除了美国本土的乐团活动以外,也连续多年担任日本角城管乐团的首席客座指挥,每年圣诞节前夕的芝加哥管乐盛会更是从不缺席。他的妻子曾经写了一本关于Fennell的简传,其中完整记录了Fennell的上百张唱片原始录音资料与图片。Fennell老先生看到那些自己年轻时代的录音被人珍藏着,欣悦的神情当场表露无遗。
这张「Marches I've Loved」是Fennell在RR旗下第三度与达拉斯管乐团合作。从唱片标题就可以清楚知道,这些曲目是选自Fennell怀念的进行曲,而其中不乏来自上个世纪的著名作品。请您仔细看唱片封面的照片,左上小框框里头是84岁的Fennell,右边那个小男孩则是17岁时的Fennell - 强而有力的证据,说明他一生都奉献在管乐演奏上,到了年事已高、功成名就之时来一张「我所怀念的进行曲」也是理所当然吧!最可贵的是,Fennell还亲自为18首老进行曲写介绍文字,对于作者、出处还有他个人与曲目的渊源都有简略说明,读者们可以视它为音乐欣赏以外的Bonus。
如果听到「进行曲」,就以为是锣鼓喧天的震撼音乐即将出场,那您可就小看Fennell了。基本上这是一场相当精致的演奏,他几乎把全部注意力放在音域的层次表现与强弱对比上;这样的好处是该有的动态还是能够表现,而细微处的音乐线条又能展现无遗。虽然活生感比起上一张Dick Hyman稍有不足,但是Keith O. Johnson将乐器直接音与空间残响的比例?#123;配得相当不错,录音地点达拉斯Meyerson Symphony Center应该功不可没。
这是一张不吵的进行曲录音,它虽然没有办法换下您家中的1812炮声,却能展现比「史特劳斯音乐庆典」更精致典雅的乐风。藉由这张RR的最新录音,您可以轻松欣赏一个世纪以来的经典进行曲,还可以从中探索一代管乐大师数十年来的心路历程。
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