烏克蘭女鋼琴家李希特薩被稱為是鋼琴大師「巴克豪斯與阿格麗希的綜合體」,以一曲《拉赫曼尼諾夫第二號鋼琴協奏曲》在YouTub爆紅,點閱率高達六千萬次,是第一個從YouTube晉升音樂廳巡迴歐美、南美和亞洲的古典樂明星。「…李希特薩的演奏恣意奔放…絕佳錄音效果使管弦樂的細節一覽無遺。」—古典樂評家
2012年她與Decca簽獨家合約,處女作《倫敦皇家亞伯特音樂廳獨奏會實況》以HD高畫質在YouTube現場實況轉播,得到了十萬點閱率,《BBC音樂雜誌》盛讚:「李希特薩以高度自信、恣意揮灑的魅力走紅」;《每日電報》:「李希特薩很快就展現她是不折不扣的藝術家,她精選了內含兩首李斯特傑作的難搞曲目,以石破天驚之勢展現大將之風,於驚鴻一瞥的幾個悲愴樂段又有令人耳朵一亮的轉折」。
李希特薩最受稱道的是蕭邦、貝多芬和拉赫曼尼諾夫等作曲家作品。這張最新專輯無疑更使她驚人的技巧進一步延伸到當代作品:1993年,珍‧康萍(Jane Campion)的電影《鋼琴師和她的情人》(The Piano)贏得多項大獎,蕩氣迴腸的配樂更成為樂壇經典,低限音樂(或稱「極限音樂」)大師麥可.尼曼從此聲名大噪。其中的主題曲《The Heart Asks Pleasure
first》可謂令人魂縈夢繫繞樑三日。本專輯即是為慶賀這位作曲家七十歲大壽而企劃,精選了尼曼的25首作品包括:探討都會寂寞的《奇異果夢遊仙境》(Wonderland)、《繪圖師的合約》(The Draughtsman's Contract)、《千鈞一髮》(Gattaca)及《一加二的故事》(A Zed & Two Noughts)等。
尼曼曾赴羅馬尼亞搜集民歌,擅長汲取各民族的民間音樂。自稱首先使用了“簡約主義”來描述其音樂風格(猶如拉威爾的《波烈路舞曲》也是不斷反復主題素材)。1977年起,尼曼與名導彼得‧格林那威的合作奠定了他一流電影音樂作曲家的地位,數十年間尼曼創作過弦樂四重奏、清唱劇、歌劇(兩部)、交響樂,可謂以古典音樂起家,樂曲創作充滿了實驗性與思考性,但真正讓他大紅大紫的卻是在電影配樂的表現,各種音樂素材經尼曼重新編排、創作後,一首首平淡無奇的樂曲聽來令人耳目一新回味無窮。
Nyman, Michael Lawrence 1 The Heart Asks Pleasure First (Copyright 1993, published in Michael Nyman The Piano Collection) From The Piano 04:212 Big My Secret (Copyright 1993, published in Michael
Nyman The Piano Collection)From The Piano 02:583 Candlefire From The Diary of Anne Frank 02:294 If (Published 2005 in Michael Nyman The Piano Collection) From The Diary of Anne Frank 03:345 Sheep
‘n’ Tides From Drowning by Numbers 02:326 Goodbye Moortie From The Diary of Anne Frank 01:537 Fly Drive From Carrington 00:518 Diary of Love From The End of The Affair 02:449 Time Lapse From A Zed
& Two Noughts 04:5410 Odessa Beach From Man With a Movie Camera 03:3211 The School Room From The Diary of Anne Frank 02:12 12 Why?From The Diary of Anne Frank 03:5913 Chasing
Sheep is best left to Shepherds From The Draughtman’s Contract 03:1714 Deep Sleep Playing From The Piano 02:1915 The Exchange From The Claim 02:5116 Here to There From The Piano 01:2117 Jack From
Wonderland 02:2018 Bill From Wonderland 02:3919 The Departure From Gattaca 02:4920 Lost and Found From The Piano 03:0821 All Imperfect Things From The Piano 03:0622 The Attraction of The Pedalling
Ankle From The Piano 07:4223 The Mood That Passes Through You From The Piano 02:3624 The Embrace From The Piano 02:3125 Silver-Fingered Fling From The Piano 05:15Total master timing: 77:56
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1. | The Piano: The Heart Asks for Pleasure First Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
2. | The Piano: Big My Secret Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
3. | The Piano: Deep sleep playing Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
4. | The Piano: Here to There Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
5. | The Piano: Lost and Found Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
6. | The Piano: All Imperfect Things Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
7. | The Piano: The attraction of the pedalling ankle Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
8. | The Piano: The mood that passes through Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
9. | The Piano: The Embrace Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
10. | The Piano: Silver-Fingered Fling Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
11. | The Diary of Anne Frank: Candlefire Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
12. | The Diary of Anne Frank: If Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
13. | The Diary of Anne Frank: Goodbye Moortie Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
14. | The Diary of Anne Frank: The Schoolroom Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
15. | The Diary of Anne Frank: Why Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
16. | Drowning by Numbers, film score: Sheep 'n Tides Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
17. | Carrington, film score: Fly Drive Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
18. | End of the Affair: Diary of Love Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
19. | A Zed and Two Noughts: Time Lapse Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
20. | Man With A Movie Camera: Odessa Beach Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
21. | The Draughtsman's Contract: Chasing sheep is best left to shepherds Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
22. | The Claim: The exchange Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
23. | Wonderland: Jack Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
24. | Wonderland: Bill Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |
25. | Gattaca: The Departure Composer:NYMAN, MICHAEL |