ブルックナー: 交響曲第2番(ペイン編曲/室内アンサンブル版)

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イングリッシュ・コンサートの創設者、世界有数の古楽系鍵盤奏者であり、ピリオド奏法のパイオニア的存在、トレヴァー・ピノック。世界的な反響を呼んだ「マーラーの交響曲第4番(室内アンサンブル版)」に続くLinn Records第2作目は、なんとブルックナー!

未完成だったエルガーの交響曲第3番と威風堂々第6番を補筆完成し世に送り出したことで一躍名を馳せたアンソニー・ペインの編曲によるこのブルックナーは、2013年3月に初演された新ヴァージョン。古楽演奏で培ったピノックの統率力、この規模の録音には特に定評のあるLinn Recordsの高品質録音で、弦楽器と管打楽器あわせて総勢20名の優れたアンサンブルを聴かせてくれる。
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For this 2014 Linn release, Trevor Pinnock and the Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble present a modern reduction for chamber ensemble of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 2, intended in the spirit of Arnold Schoenberg's Society for Private Musical Performance, which in the 1920s gave concerts of transcriptions of orchestral works for a small audience of supporters. (Note, the filler work on this hybrid SACD is Johann Strauss' waltz, Wine, Women and Song, which was arranged by Alban Berg for the Society.) Part of the inspiration for giving the Second Symphony this treatment comes from the fact that Schoenberg's organization arranged a chamber version of Bruckner's Seventh, so his symphonies were clearly of interest to the group. Furthermore, the chamber format allows the music to show more of its connection to the Viennese tradition, particularly that of Schubert, which is most evident in the second movement. While reducing forces to a small body of instruments gives great clarity to the parts and reveals the inner workings of the counterpoint, it also tends to make the music sound exposed and thin, especially in the case of Bruckner, whose music often depends on massed brass for its strongest effects. In this arrangement by Anthony Payne, Bruckner's brass choir is represented by three horns, a trumpet, and a trombone, severely reducing the impact and requiring reinforcement from the whole group. Still, there are many passages that benefit from the leaner proportions, especially in the gemutlich sections for strings, or in the woodwind writing that is similarly light and convivial. While Payne, Pinnock, and the musicians clearly want this symphony to be appreciated in this adaptation, listeners shouldn't make this the first or only recording they hear. This recording is recommended for Bruckner aficionados and those who already know this symphony well from full-scale orchestral performances.