停靠的港口 (夏布里耶 / 杜魯菲 / 德布西 / 馬斯奈法國管絃作品)
威爾森 指揮
倫敦市立交響樂團

2020年2月份留聲機雜誌編輯推薦Record of the month.

在發行了第一張(康果爾德:升F大調交響曲, CHSA5220)專輯受到廣泛且一致的好評之後, 約翰.威爾森和倫敦市立交響樂團發行了他們的第二張專輯. 這張新錄音探索19世紀末期和20世紀初之間的法國管絃樂曲獨特的聲音世界. 曲目內容排出眾所周知的珍愛名曲, 例如: 德布希的(牧神的午後)前奏曲, 馬斯奈的(泰伊絲冥想曲), 和一些比較少聽到的曲子, 例如: 杜魯菲(Durufle)的(三首舞曲)和聖桑的交響詩(翁法勒的紡車, Le Rouet d`Omphale). 其中許多的作品激發起西班牙或北非的異國情調(正是該時期法國音樂的風尚), 都具有印象派風格的錯綜複雜, 細緻的管弦樂配器. 約翰.威爾森和倫敦市立交響樂團以精湛的技術和傑出的音樂才能捕捉到這些曲子的氣氛和精髓. 原本成立於1955年的倫敦市立交響樂團在2018年由指揮約翰.威爾森一開始是為了錄音計畫而重新創立, 現在已經推出了第二張專輯.

John Wilson and Sinfonia of London release their second album, following widespread and universal critical acclaim for their first recording, of Korngold`s Symphony in F sharp. This new recording explores the unique sound world of French orchestral music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The programme juxtaposes well-known favourites, such as Debussy`s Prélude à l`après-midi d`un faune, Massenet`s ‘Méditation` from Thaïs, with pieces far more rarely heard, for example Duruflé`s Trois Danses and SaintSaens`s Le Rouet d`Omphale). Many of these works evoke the ‘exoticism` of Spain or North Africa (as was the fashion in French music of this era), and all share the intricate, detailed orchestration that defines the ‘Impressionist` style. John Wilson and Sinfonia of London capture the mood and spirit of these pieces with consummate skill and outstanding musicianship. Originally formed in 1955, Sinfonia of London was reestablished in 2018 by the British conductor John Wilson to devote itself, at least initially, to recording projects, of which this is the second album.