中文名称：贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲全集英文名称：Beethoven:CompletePianoSonatas[BOXSET][10CD]资源类型：APE发行时间：1996年11月19日专辑歌手：AlfredBrendel阿尔弗雷德·布伦德尔地区：美国简介：专辑介绍:Composer:LudwigvanBeethovenPerformer:AlfredBrendelAudioCD(November19,1996)NumberofDiscs:10Format:BoxsetLabel:PhilipsPHILIPSCDA-6172YouhavetohavetheBeethovenpianosonatasinyourcollection.Youreallydo.Beethoven'sninesymphoniesgettheattention,anddeservedlyso,forradicallychangingmusicforever,forelevatingmusicalexpressionbeyondtheconstraintsoftheClassicalstyle.Onward.Upward.Beethovencreatedthefirsttrulytranscendentmusic,radicalnewharmoniesandforms,musicwhereemotionalexpressiontakesprimacyoverform.Butifthesymphoniesweretheextravagantpublicfaceofthistransformation,the32pianosonatas,standingasasinglebodyofwork,aretheprivate,personalworksthatdemonstrateBeethoven'sdevelopmentandforeshadowtheradicalandsublimeinnovationsinformandharmonicstructurethatwouldbedevouredbygenerationsofaficionadosofthesymphonies.Sothequestionisn'twhetherornottoincludetheBeethovenpianosonatasinyourcollection,butratherwhichcollection.I'llgivemyfivestarstheBrendel.Ifyouarelisteningtoamusicalperformanceforthepurposesofenjoyingavirtuosticperformance,youwantthemusiciantofeelfreetointerpret,tosnubthecomposer'spurposeandmotivationinthenameofpassionandtalent.That'spreciselywhatyouwantifyouarelisteningtoLiszt'sWaltzesorRachmaninoff'sPreludesforexample.Nodisrespect.(IloveLiszt'sWaltzesbutfindIcan'tquitedancetothem)Butifyouarelisteningtomusictoappreciatebrilliantcomposition,thenyouwantsomeonemorefaithfulthanostentatious.That'scertainlywhatyouwantinyourcompletecollectionofBeethoven'spianosonatas.(Why?BecauseBeethovenwasamastercomposer,greaterthananybeforeorafterbyseveralordersofmagnitude.We'vebeenthroughthisbefore.)That'swhatyougetwithBrendel.IsawhimperformaMozartpianoconcertowiththeBostonSymphonyOrchestra,wherehewrotehisowncadenzas.Hedidn'tbouncearoundandmakefunnyecstaticfaces,hedidn'tsquintandgazeoffintotheheavensasifreceivingthemusicfromabove.Hejustplayedandplayedwell.Hewasn'tastatue,hewasmovingaroundandenjoyinghimselfbutnotinashowyway,justinserviceofthemusic.Hispersonaltouchesweresubtle.Hewasn'tahamuntiltheveryend,whenhecameoutagainandagainformoreapplauseandhammeditupforanencoreofhiscadenzas.Youdon'thavetothankme.Justenjoy,thenturnonsomebodyelse.--Reviewer:M.Libman(Brookline,MA)April3,2006阿尔弗雷德·布伦德尔AlfredBrendel*注：此为Philips二十世纪伟大钢琴家系列AlfredBrendel第二卷说明书1931年出生于摩拉维亚北方的威森堡，六岁在扎格雷跟随德泽利克学习钢琴，接着又在格拉茨音乐院师从卡恩、私下拜师米赫尔学习作曲，并在大师班跟随费雪、包加特纳与史都尔曼学习，1948年第一次在格拉茨登台演出，1949年在布梭尼国际钢琴大赛中获奖。得奖后的布伦德尔开始在欧洲各地巡回演出，1958年首次在伦敦登台。从1960年到1963年，布伦德尔首度录下贝多芬三十二首钢琴奏鸣曲(法国唱片大奖)，1973年第一次在卡内基音乐厅演出。布伦德尔从197O年起定居伦敦，巡回演出的范围也扩及到全世界。他的嗜好广泛，音乐之外也喜爱文学与视觉艺术，1976年出版《音乐的观点与想法》一书，1990年出版第二本书《音乐之外》。布伦德尔被公认是当今乐坛最重要的海登、莫扎特、舒伯特、贝多芬与李斯特音乐诠释者之一，超越国界的舒伯特与贝多芬全集更被视为重要的里程碑。目前布伦德尔是飞利浦专属音乐家，录制过多张得到奖项肯定的录音，曲目范围从巴赫广及到勋伯格。布伦德尔的贝多芬演绎再也没有钢琴家会比布伦德尔更贴近贝多芬的音乐。布伦德...