曲目リスト

1. Serenade For Strings In C Major, Op.48: l Pezzo in forma di Sonatina
2. Serenade For Strings In C Major, Op.48: ll Valse. Moderato. Tempo di Valse
3. Serenade For Strings In C Major, Op.48: lll Elegia. Larghetto elegiaco
4. Serenade For Strings In C Major, Op.48: lV Finale. Tema russo. Andante - Allegro con spirito
5. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op.19 No.4
6. Suite No.4 In G Major, Op.61 'Mozartiana': l Gigue. Allegro
7. Suite No.4 In G Major, Op.61 'Mozartiana': ll Menuet. Moderato
8. Suite No.4 In G Major, Op.61 'Mozartiana': lll Preghiera. Andante non tanto
9. Suite No.4 In G Major, Op.61 'Mozartiana': lV Tema con variazioni. Allegro giusto
10. Legend: 'Christ In His Garden', Op.54 No.5

商品の詳細

• Amazon.co.jp ランキング: #644732 / ミュージック
• 発売日: 1999-04-13
• ディスク枚数: 1
• 形式: Import, from US
• 実行時間: 66 分

From Amazon.com
Britten, a great conductor as well as composer, never recorded Tchaikovsky commercially, so these live performances in fine stereo and solid mono (in the Legend and Mozartiana) are especially welcome. The program focuses on Tchaikovsky's love for Mozart, shared by Britten, who stresses the Mozartian elements of the major works. Britten gives the Serenade, often tossed off as a lightweight pleasantry, vivacious string playing and sensitive rubato; in the Elegia movement, he captures the bittersweet, nostalgia-drenched essence beneath the gorgeous exterior. In Mozartiana, his expansive tempos lend a weightier sound and replace superficial excitement with depth. The fillers offer Rostropovich's sweetly singing cello and Pears in an Englished song. An important CD for the light it sheds on both Tchaikovsky and Britten. --Dan Davis

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端正な名演。
チャイコフスキーの弦楽セレナーデは分かりやすい名曲だが，演奏によっては，やたら大仰で芝居がかった曲に聞こえてしまう。個人的な好みもあると思うが，この曲はもっとスッキリした演奏で聞きたい---と思い，ブリテンが指揮するこのＣＤを選んだところ，期待どおりだった。

ブリテンの指揮ぶりには，（いつもながら）余分な色づけは感じられないが，それでいて平板な印象は一切なく，よどみがなく音楽的で，この曲の魅力がストレートに伝わってくる。特に，厚化粧のチャイコフスキーに嫌気がさしている人にはおすすめの１枚。