‧拉德克巴伯羅柯 法國號
‧巴伯羅柯樂團

非凡的法國號音樂家巴伯羅柯在Animal廠牌的第二張新專輯特色是阿根廷作曲家皮亞佐拉的音樂特地改編成給他的十一名最主要的捷克與國際樂手團員組成的合奏團演奏. 這世界的聽眾所知道的皮亞佐拉的音樂是”新潮探戈”最純正的表現 – 可是並不含法國號演奏. 但是巴伯羅柯身為一個皮亞佐拉作品的改編者與表演者, 以非典型的陣容持續他的創新使命. 手風琴(bandoneon)在阿根廷探戈聲音傳統的傳達角色在此被法國號, 低音單簧管, 小提琴和鋼琴取代, 因此巴伯羅柯成功的達成他期望的目的: 聽起來不像是許多”復古的”皮亞佐拉的傳奇五重奏樂團之一, 而是用改編曲讓音樂本身顯得突出, 強調皮亞佐拉大師般的創新, 能在他的作品中結合豐富的表達能力, 狂喜和謙卑憂鬱的情緒. 這些特質一直在巴伯羅柯樂團詮釋的中心, 在這片錄音專輯中, 基於完美的和諧與生動的詮釋讓他們達到一個全新的境界.

The phenomenal French-horn player Radek Baborak comes with a new album (his second on Animal Music) featuring music by the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, in arrangements that were tailor-made for his eleven-member ensemble which unites foremost Czech and international players. Piazzolla`s music - which listeners all over the world know as a one of the purest expressions of "tango nuevo"- does not feature French horn. Radek Baborak, however, continues on his pioneering mission of an arranger and a performer of Piazzolla`s work in atypical line-ups. The role of the bandoneon - traditionally the carrier of the Argentine-tango sound - is here taken over by the French horn, the bass clarinet, violin and piano. Baborak thus succeeds in reaching his desired aim, which is not to sound as one of the many "revival bands" of Piazzolla`s own legendary quintet. Instead, the arrangements let the music itself stand out and they highlight the masterful invention of Piazzolla who was able to combine in his compositions great expressivity and exulted passion with melancholy and humbleness. All those qualities remain at the heart of the interpretation by Radek Baborak Orquestrina while they are taken to a whole new level in this recording based on perfect harmony and vigorous interpretation.