布拉姆斯: 大提琴奏鳴曲第一, 二號 / 克里斯蒂安．波特拉 大提琴 / 羅納德．布勞提岡 鋼琴 (SACD)

布拉姆斯: 大提琴奏鳴曲第一, 二號 / 舒曼: 五首民謠風格大提琴曲小品 / 克里斯蒂安.波特拉 大提琴 / 羅納德.布勞提岡 鋼琴 (SACD)

作曲家: Brahms / Schumann
演出者: Christian Poltera cello / Ronald Brautigam piano 

在他們獲得好評專注於孟德爾頌的大提琴與鋼琴的專輯出版六年之後, 大提琴家波特拉與鋼琴家布勞提岡現在處理的是布拉姆斯的兩首大提琴奏鳴曲, 是在此曲目類別中的兩件核心作品, 毫無疑問的是繼貝多芬大提琴奏鳴曲之後的重要作品. 第一號大提琴奏鳴曲是在1862到1865年之間, 布拉姆斯三十幾歲時編寫的. 他似乎企圖展示經常被與人聲相比擬的大提琴詩意的表現. 第二號大提琴奏鳴曲則是在二十四年後寫的, 大幅利用了大提琴的能力範圍, 尤其是在高音音域(upper register). 這兩首奏鳴曲的一個共同的特徵是鋼琴絕對不是次要的角色(布拉姆斯是一位很優秀的鋼琴家), 兩種樂器之間的對話是無止盡而且複雜的. 這個節目還包含布拉姆斯早期指導者舒曼的五首民謠風格小品(Funf Stucke im Volkston). 寫於舒曼晚期年代, 如標題所示, 這些短短的組曲反映出編曲者對小型但富表達力小作品的興趣, 是一種流行而且容易理解的風格. 這些小作品迷人之處不僅來自於大提琴絕妙細緻入微的聲音, 也來自於民謠風格.

Poltera and Brautigam team up in Brahms's cello music

Six years after their acclaimed disc devoted to Mendelssohn's works for cello and piano, Christian Poltera and Ronald Brautigam now tackle the two cello sonatas by Johannes Brahms, two central works in the repertoire, unquestionably the most important since those by Beethoven. The First Cello Sonata was composed between 1862 and 1865 when Brahms was in his thirties. He seemed intent on showcasing the lyricism of an instrument that is often compared to the human voice. Composed 24 years later, the Second Cello Sonata makes greater use of the cello's range, particularly in the upper register. A common feature of these two sonatas is that the role of the piano is never secondary (Brahms was an excellent pianist) and the dialogue between the two instruments is both inexhaustible and complex. The programme also includes the Funf Stucke im Volkston (Five Pieces in Folk Style) by Robert Schumann, Brahms's early mentor. Composed in Schumann's late years, this short cycle reflects the composer's taste for small, expressive pieces in, as the title suggests, a popular and accessible idiom. These miniatures draw their charm not only from the cello's marvellous nuances but also from the 'folk style'.

SACD曲目:

Johannes Brahms (1833—97)
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 24'46
1) I. Allegro non troppo 13'20
2) II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto 5'21
3) III. Allegro 6'00
Robert Schumann (1810—56)
Funf Stucke im Volkston, Op. 102 13'32
4) I. Mit Humor. 'Vanitas vanitatum' 2'38
5) II. Langsam 2'38
6) III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen 3'46
7) IV. Nicht zu rasch 1'48
8) V. Stark und markiert 2'41
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 24'38
9) I. Allegro vivace 8'02
10) II. Adagio affettuoso 5'54
11) III. Allegro passionato 6'41
12) IV. Allegro molto 4'00

TT: 63'44