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Emerson String Quartet (艾默森弦樂四重奏)


幾天前與好友敘舊, 順道跑回誠品大統音樂館見見其他好友, 於是又買了二套古典CD, 這月已經失血許多錢購買影音商品了, 音樂常是我現實中, 無助與混亂時的必要救贖.....

其中之一, Emerson String Quartet play SCHUBERT 是因為幾天前聽完 Alban Berg Quartet 音樂會後想再一次做音樂詮釋比較. 並對 Schubert 的晚期作品有了些興趣想再聽聽, 但老實說聽完這套CD, 還是覺得喜歡 Alban Berg Quartet 的演奏風格與詮釋手法, 音色協調, 織體深沈, 精練, 將作品的表現宏大具張力與質量感. 而 Emerson String Quartet 則較為流行, 織體稍嫌薄弱, 使得 Schubert 弦樂作品聽起來較不深刻, 幸有 Mstislav Rostorpovich 的演奏參與, 讓我仍有覺其聆聽收藏的價值.



Emerson String Quartet (艾默森弦樂四重奏)



SCHUBERT: The Late Quartets; Quintet / Emerson String Quartet/ Mstislav Rostorpovich
舒伯特 (羅沙蒙), (死與少女), (弦樂五重奏)/ 艾默森四重奏/ 羅斯托波維契




Schubert String Quintet in C II Adagio Part 1


Schubert String Quintet in C II Adagio Part 2



The Little Match Girl--OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILM (艾默森弦樂四重奏演奏)



Released: February 12, 2007
NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES

Disney's Oscar-nominated short film features the Emerson String Quartet's rendition of Borodin's String Quartet No.2: Third Movement: Nottorno (Andante). Based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Match Girl is the heartbreaking story of a young girl struggling to survive as a street vendor in 18th-century Europe.