「グーセンス版メサイア」の新録音!
ジョナサン・グリフィスとロイヤル・フィル!
1959年にトーマス・ビーチャムがロイヤル・フィルを指揮したヘンデルの「グーセンス版メサイア」は、60年間にわたりクラシック・カタログのランドマークとして屹立してきました。
DCINY(ニューヨーク国際優良演奏会/Distinguished ConcertsInternational New York)の創設者であり芸術監督&首席指揮者を務めるアメリカのマエストロ、ジョナサン・グリフィスが、このユージン・グーセンスの豊かなオーケストレーションを新しい聴衆へと届けるためのプロジェクトを立ち上げ、2019年の7月にロンドンのアビー・ロード・スタジオにロイヤル・フィルと世界中から集まったソリスト、60人のジョナサン・グリフィス・シンガーズ、イギリスのナショナル・ユース合唱団を集結。スリリングな高解像度サウンドによる現代の「グーセンス&ビーチャム版メサイア」を録音を実現させました。鮮やかなフル・オーケストラ、大編成の合唱が壮麗に響く、「メサイア」の新たな録音にご期待ください!
東京エムプラス
発売・販売元 提供資料(2020/01/23)
One might guess from the title that Messiah... Refreshed! is among the large group of pop adaptations of Handels holiday oratorio that have appeared, but in fact, it dates back to 1959, and in style, it is older than that, a full-blown throwback to the late Romantic era. It is a reorchestration of Messiah by conductor Eugene Goossens, written for the group that performs it on the present recording, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Its not the subtle amplification that Mozart achieved in his orchestration, but a high-powered tour through the full symphony orchestra, including tuba, bass drum, and cymbals. Listeners reactions to this will necessarily be individual, but if youre curious to check this out, you will do well with this version, even as the original, with Sir Thomas Beecham conducting, is still available. Conductor Jonathan Griffith has lived with this work for a while, and here everything comes into balance, with a fine performance by his mixed Jonathan Griffith Singers and National Youth Choir of Great Britain, large enough all together to stand up to the orchestration. Mezzo-soprano Claudia Chapa is the richest-voiced of the crew of soloists. Sample the Hallelujah Chorus, which will have real splendor for all but the strictest of historical performance devotees. CD buyers get a detailed booklet containing some interesting context for the work, including tales of Goossens divagation into the world of porn and the occult. With the various phases of Baroque musics reception history getting new attention, this release is worthwhile; it is also likely to be fun for most.
Rovi