レベッカ・デール: ナイト・シーズンズ

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「今日最もエキサイティングな若手作曲家の一人」と称賛されているイギリスの作曲家レベッカ・デールの作品集。彼女はロンドンを拠点に、映画や演劇の世界で大規模なオーケストラや合唱団の作品を主に作曲しています。このアルバム『Night Seasons』は、困難な時代に光を求める希望についてのアルバムで、彼女の父親が不治の病に倒れ、個人的に困難に直面していた時期に書かれたものです。合唱団とチェロのために書かれた作品で、このアルバムは私たちの周りの困難に手を差し伸べる、希望に満ちたアルバムとなるように作られています。
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The music of Rebecca Dale has scored success in Britain and beyond with albums of music that reflect personal experiences -- in this case, the twin traumas of the death of Dales father and the COVID-19 pandemic -- and incorporate them into a tonal crossover sound. The majority of her pieces involve a chorus (here the excellent small choir Tenebrae) and orchestra (here the Philharmonia), but what impresses is the overall variety of her conceptions, matched this time out by some star group of soloists who deliver distinctive sounds. Hear the cello of Steven Isserlis on the opening instrumental, There Will Come. Dale has something of the same gift for finding classic poetry and putting a personal stamp on it as John Rutter, and fans of one are likely to appreciate the other. Lovers of Robert Frosts poetry may wonder why there arent more vocal settings of his work, and the album may be worth physically buying in order to get the whole sorry tale of how Dale managed to include Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, for which she furnishes a fine, hesitating setting. The album was recorded at three different locations, but the Signum Classics label has a gift for this kind of music, and its recording and mastering engineers fused the sessions together well. ~ James Manheim