Bach, Brouwer: Canciones
Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Edin Karamazov (lute, guitar) (Aparté)
(scroll down for English review)
修爾的假聲男高音，配上卡拉馬佐夫的魯特琴及結他，以巴哈及古巴作曲家布羅維為主題。雖然有用魯特琴演奏的巴哈《第一大提琴組曲》，但我主力聽的還是有修爾的九曲。
可以分成三組：首先是布羅維爾編曲的《英國民歌》的三首（軌一至三），都是似曾相識，但未必說得出歌名的民歌。布羅維爾《情歌》（軌五至七）以西班牙文詩篇作歌，不過比較高雅飄逸，不是剛才英國民歌的一聽就會喜歡。最後有三首巴哈歌曲（其實有一首不是他作的），兩首宗教，一首世俗（就是不是巴哈作的那首）。
修爾的聲音，是很多人會形容為「天籟」，此錄音也幫他加添了額外的天使光。雖然我覺得他的聲音有點單調，不過喜歡的人應該會重複收聽此碟吧。
Countertenor Andreas Scholl and lutenist Edin Karamazov reunited on an album of Bach and Brouwer. Actually I focused on the nine tracks with Scholl and they were spread into three groups. Brouwer’s arrangements of English Folk Songs (tracks 1-3) presented these beloved folk songs in a near-troubadour atmosphere. Brouwer’s own Canciones Amatorias (tracks 5-7) set three Spanish-language poems against a rather sophisticated guitar accompaniment. I listened to them several times, trying to take make sense of what is behind their elegance. The third group was Bach (tracks 14-16), including Bist du bei mir (track 14) which was actually not by Bach.
Scholl has what many would call an angelic voice and the engineering of this album certainly enhances this impression. Some would immerse in such heavenly delights but for me, unfortunately, heaven might be a bit too monotonous.