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.