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The Creation (Die Schöpfung) 《创世记》(德语版) (in German; DVD version)
TDK DVD DVWW-COCREA. Augér, Sima, Schreier, Berry, Herrmann, Arnold Schoenberg Ch., Col. Aur., Kuhn ( with documentary)
It is difficult to imagine a finer filmed and recorded account of Haydn’s Creation than this TDK version, made doubly moving by the date of the performance in March 1982, the 250th anniversary of Haydn’s birth. Moreover, the event took place in the Great Hall of the Old Vienna University where, on 27 March 1808, Haydn had attended a gala performance of his already celebrated masterpiece under the direction of Antonio Salieri. All this and more is related in a splendid documentary about the history and composition of the work. As for the performance, it is quite electrifying, but in the right way. Gustav Kuhn, with his lively temperament, conducts with an ideal combination of zest and depth of feeling. He opens with a true pianissimo and at the word ‘Light’ produces an overwhelming fortissimo. (It is recorded that at that moment at the gala performance Haydn was seen to look up at the heavens.) The soloists are unsurpassed on record. Arleen Augér (Gabriel) is at her glorious best, Peter Schreier (Uriel) sings with honeyed ardour, and Walter Berry is a powerfully resonant Rafael, with some wonderfully telling low notes. In Part Three, Gabriele Sima and Roland Hermann (looking at his partner with a benevolent twinkle) are perfectly cast as Adam and Eve. Throughout, the singing of the Arnold Schoenberg Choir is superb, the playing of the Collegium Aureum, using original instruments, gives constant aural pleasure and the work ends in a spirit of radiant joy, which is just what Haydn intented. The unfussy video direction by Franz Kabelka concentrates on the performers, so it is very like sharing the occasion with them.
难以想象还有比这部TDK版更出色的《创世纪》影像记录——1982年3月(海顿诞辰250周年)的演出现场更赋予其双重感动。这场演出特意选在维也纳旧大学礼堂,1808年3月27日,海顿曾在此亲历萨列里指挥其成名杰作的盛况。随碟附赠的精彩纪录片详述作品创作背景。古斯塔夫·库恩(Gustav Kuhn)以蓬勃激情执棒,将活力与深邃完美融合:开场弱音如絮,"光明"降临时的强奏则排山倒海(史料记载,当年演至此处的海顿曾仰首望天)。三位独唱堪称录音典范:阿琳·奥热(Arleen Augér)饰演的加百列尽显华彩,彼得·施赖尔(Peter Schreier)的乌列尔嗓音如蜜般炽热,瓦尔特·贝里(Walter Berry)演绎的拉斐尔雄浑低沉撼人心魄。第三部分中,加布里埃莱·西玛(Gabriele Sima)与罗兰德·赫尔曼(Roland Hermann,含情注视伴侣)将亚当夏娃塑造得恰到好处。阿诺德·勋伯格合唱团始终维持顶级水准,古乐团体Collegium Aureum的演奏令人耳不暇接。终章灿烂欢腾的氛围,正是海顿所求。导演弗朗茨·卡贝尔卡(Franz Kabelka)以简约镜头聚焦音乐家,令观者如临现场。
The Seasons《四季》
HM HMC 801829.30 (2). Petersen, Güra, Henschel, RIAS Chamber Ch., Freiburg Bar. O, Jacobs
It is astonishing that Haydn, at the end of his career, could write with such youthful exuberance in his culminating masterpiece, The Seasons. More than any other version, the period performance under René Jacobs brings out the joy in this piece, based on James Thomson’s poem, as he nudges the music persuasively when Haydn has fun in imitating the lowing of cattle, the cry of the quail and the chirping of the cricket. With recording of ideal clarity and immediacy, Jacobs also brings out the boldness of the writing for brass and timpani in the finales of each section, notably in the drinking chorus which rounds off Autumn. Marlis Petersen is the fresh, agile soprano, Werner Güra the light, heady tenor and Dietrich Henschel the fine baritone, singing with a lieder singer’s concern for detail. Excellent contributions too from the RIAS Chamber Choir and the splendid Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
海顿晚年创作的这部巅峰之作竟饱含青春朝气,令人惊叹。勒内·雅各布斯(René Jacobs)的古本真演绎尤为凸显作品的欢愉本质——当音乐模仿牛哞、鹌鹑啼鸣与蟋蟀窸窣时,其处理充满说服力。录音清晰度与临场感俱佳,铜管与定音鼓在每季终曲中的 boldness(如《秋》的饮酒合唱)被精彩呈现。女高音玛丽斯·彼得森(Marlis Petersen)嗓音清亮灵巧,男高音维尔纳·居拉(Werner Güra)声线轻盈醉人,男中音迪特里希·亨舍尔(Dietrich Henschel)则以艺术歌曲般的细腻见长。RIAS室内合唱团与弗莱堡巴洛克乐团的贡献同样卓越。
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Haydn, Joseph - The Seasons - René Jacobs, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra [HM]
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