琉森音樂節歷史名演 Vol.2：艾薩克．史坦

雪白的頭髮、粗壯的體格、總是把眼鏡放在額頭上、嗓音低沉宏亮，無論他在哪裡，艾薩克．史坦給人的形象永遠如此鮮明。無論是舞台上的獨奏家、大師班的講課者、在麥克風或電視鏡頭的前方他總能侃侃而談，彷彿他就是唯一權威。「讓小提琴說話」是他簡單的藝術原則。音樂家如果只會死板的演奏音符而忽略真正的音樂，對他來說是相當罪大惡極的事情。出於對納粹政權的反感他從沒在德國演出，唯一的例外是他2001年過世的前兩年。他到德國並非演奏而是為了在科隆高等音樂院開授為期十天的大師班。相反地他倒是頻頻造訪瑞士。從1948到1988年前後參加共十次的硫森音樂節，當中有獨奏也有與他人合作室內樂。專輯內的巴爾托克和柴可夫斯基的小提琴協奏曲分別是1956和1958年夏天的演出，在他的錄音專輯當中，現場演出一直相當稀少。兩曲的樂團都是瑞士節慶管弦樂團，當時還是壯年的馬捷爾指揮柴可夫斯基，這也是他在硫森音樂節首次登場。巴爾托克的小提琴協奏曲對當時的樂團而言還相當陌生，雖然因此在許多地方有明顯的音準問題，第二樂章開頭豎琴也失誤提早一小節進來，這些瑕疵在安塞美眼中畢竟是小事，讓樂曲保持張力甚至火花四溢才是他的真本事。兩晚的演出他都獲得媒體好評「艾薩克．史坦的詮釋帶有原始旺盛生命力的狂想觀點與穩健積極的態度。令人激賞的完美技巧，紋理音色處在極佳的平衡，往後或許很難再聽到這樣的協奏曲演出了。」這些錄音是史坦琴藝的巔峰期，讓氣力和張力發揮到極致有時難免得承擔些風險，但是對他來說釋放情感永遠比音色優美來的重要。正是這種堅持導致他在巴爾托克第一樂章的結尾時E弦應聲斷裂斷裂，是說他也不會因此而分心便是。當然和他同樣作品的錄音間專輯相比之下或許沒那麼完美，卻有更多發自內心以及藝高膽大的精彩表現。這份錄音是首次發行，彌足珍貴！ ""To make the violin speak"" – that was Isaac Stern's succinct artistic maxim. These live recordings of the Second Violin Concerto by Bela Bartok and the D major Concerto by Peter Tchaikovsky, made in 1956 and 1958 at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL, exemplify how Stern realised his concept of musical rhetoric on the concert platform. Stern never performed in Germany; in Switzerland, however, he gave concerts frequently. He was a regular guest at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL, appearing ten times between 1948 and 1988, both as soloist and as chamber musician, including with his Piano Trio alongside Eugene Istomin and Leonard Rose. Only a small number of live recordings with Isaac Stern exist. The Lucerne recordings of the Tchaikovsky and Bartok Concertos, issued here for the first time, are thus of particular documentary value, as well as important elements within the extensive discography of the violinist who died in 2001. This release is furnished with a ""producer's comment"" by producer Ludger Bockenhoff on www.audite.de/en/product/CD/95624/multimedia. 商品曲目： 1.Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato - Moderato assai 16:59 2.Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante - Attacca subito 6:25 3.Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo 9:14 4.Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112: I. Allegro non troppo 15:39 5.Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112: II. Andante tranquillo 9:47 6.Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112: III. Allegro molto 11:33