Night and Dreams

強烈な存在感を放つ異色の黒人ソプラノのDG第2弾
カナダ出身のアフロヘアで鼻ピアスという、強烈な存在感を放つ異色の黒人ソプラノ、ミーシャ・ブルガーゴーズマン。その前代未聞の強烈な個性は、2007年録音のDGデビュー盤において、それぞれの曲の多様な世界観を、絶妙に描き分けてみせました。夢見るような夕べの音楽を21曲集めた当盤でも、豊かな情感にあふれた美しい歌声で、雄弁かつ柔らかな音楽世界を精妙に描き上げています。 ［コメント提供；ユニバーサル ミュージック／IMS］
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Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman's solo recital, Night and Dreams, includes an exceptionally attractive selection of songs with nocturnal themes, most of them serenely radiant in tone. She writes in the program notes, "We wanted beautiful music… something that was languid, sexy, romantic, different," and the repertoire she has chosen is fully successful in meeting those standards. It's an appealing mix of familiar songs -- Debussy's "Beau soir," Duparc's "Chanson triste," Montsalvatge's "Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito," Hahn's "L'Heure exquise," Duparc's "Phidyle," and Mozart's "Abendempfindung an Laura," -- as well as some lesser-known jewels like Poulenc's "C'est ainsi que tu es," and Brazilian composer Francis Hime's "Anoiteceu." After the sassy exuberance of Surprise, her previous album for Deutsche Grammophon, a collection of German, French, and American cabaret songs, Night and Dreams demonstrates Brueggergosman's versatility in her sure command of this more refined and reflective repertoire. The warm expansiveness of her dusky voice beautifully captures the languor and sensuality that characterize many of these songs. As fine as she is in the traditional classical pieces, her voice really blossoms in the sultry Spanish and Latin repertoire, where the music invites her to bring an improvisatory spontaneity to her interpretation. The program is put together with unusual care; the juxtaposition of the songs is often striking and creates an inexorable and satisfying sense of flow. Pianist Justus Zeyen is a responsive and virtuosic partner. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is clear, well balanced, and warmly present. A lovely album.