Franck: Les Béatitudes (豆瓣)

又名: 弗兰克－清唱剧祝福
表演者: Stuttgart Radio-Sinfonieorchester / Diana Montague / Ingeborg Danz / Cornelia Kallisch / Keith Lewis / Scot Weir / Gilles Cachemaille / John Cheek / Reinhard Hagen / Juan Vasle Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Helmuth Rilling / Juan Vasle
专辑类型: Import
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2008-05-20
出版者: Brilliant
唱片数: 2
条形码: 5028421999555

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简介 · · · · · ·

　　César FRANCK (1822-1890)
　　Les Béatitudes (1879)
　　Diana Montague, Ingeborg Danz, mezzo sopranos; Cornelia Kallisch, alto; Keith Lewis, Scot Weir, tenors; Gilles Cachemaille, baritone; John Cheek, Reinhard Hagen, Juan Vasle, basses; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
　　Radio-Sinfonieorchester, Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling.
　　Recorded March 2 1990 in the Liederhalle/Bee... (展开全部) 　　César FRANCK (1822-1890)
　　Les Béatitudes (1879)
　　Diana Montague, Ingeborg Danz, mezzo sopranos; Cornelia Kallisch, alto; Keith Lewis, Scot Weir, tenors; Gilles Cachemaille, baritone; John Cheek, Reinhard Hagen, Juan Vasle, basses; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
　　Radio-Sinfonieorchester, Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling.
　　Recorded March 2 1990 in the Liederhalle/Beethovensaal, Stuttgart, Germany
　　BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99955 [2 CDs: 62.07+69.00]
　　A mixed composer, then, and César FRANCK's oratorio is certainly a mixed bag. The work takes as its starting point the eight beatitudes, or paragraphs of Christ’s sermon to the multitudes on the mountainside as recounted in chapter 5 of St. Matthew’s Gospel. We can’t know if Franck agreed with each and every sentiment delivered to the multitudes that day, but we can understand, given his deeply religious nature, how the subject would have appealed to him. At a little over two hours the oratorio is quite a long haul, and two elements which might have helped the listener – variety and drama – are both in short supply. This is hardly surprising, of course, given the source material, and perhaps the immense importance and gravity of the text blinded the composer to the difficulties it presented, its weaknesses as a vehicle for music. Christ’s sermon was neither varied nor dramatic: there is not much opportunity for a composer to differentiate between "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven" and, say, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." If we want to be charitable we can think that Franck appreciated this, and that drama was not part of what he was trying to achieve. In a two hour span, however, we do need something. The sung text was written by a certain Madame Colomb, and it amounts to a meditation on each of the eight beatitudes, with a prologue. In the third section, "Blessed are those who mourn", a mother expresses her pain at the loss of her child and a child mourns the loss of mother; Christ speaks, enlarging on the words attributed to him by Matthew. Unfortunately Madame Colomb was no Victor Hugo, at least on this showing, and her words are commonplace and uninspiring. And then there is the Devil. Even though there is little to terrify in Madame Colomb’s conventional words, another composer might well have made a better shot at portraying evil. Franck, sadly, just wasn’t up to it. Such criticisms do not amount to the whole story, however, as there are many, many beauties along the way. Time after time the listener is struck by a turn of phrase, a particularly expansive moment, more especially perhaps, a striking use of orchestral colour. This all makes for very pleasant and even compelling listening almost all the time, but the fact remains that the work is fatally short on the kind of cumulative power which leaves the listener satisfied at having accompanied the composer on a long and eventful journey.
　　Recorded in 1990, this performance was originally issued by Hänssler. Helmuth Rilling directs a compelling performance of Franck’s oratorio in which he gives the impression of being totally convinced by the work. Even he, however, can do nothing about the overall structure of the piece, and there is no sense of journey, nor can there be, nor arrival; there is no goal here, in spite of much incidental beauty. The soloists are excellent, which is just as well as there is a lot of work for them to do. It’s difficult to know who is singing at any one time, but I find Gilles Cachemaille particularly effective in his assumption of the words of Christ. His voice is extremely beautiful and individual, and he sings with as much intelligence here as on a recent Warner reissue of music by Frank Martin. The choir is extremely well-drilled and altogether excellent, as is the recorded sound.

曲目 · · · · · ·

1. Prologue 5:46
2. Beatitude I: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven 13:41
3. Beatitude II: Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth 10:47
4. Beatitude III: Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted 18:16
5. Beatitude IV: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied 9:56
6. Beatitude V: Blessed are the mercyful, for they shall obtain mercy 15:25
7. Beatitude VI: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God 14:40
8. Beatitude VII: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God 15:57
9. Beatitude VIII: Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the king 21:31