△ ARVO PÄRT ɪɪ. On ECM beƒore 2 O O O. Ä Modern Man In Searching oƒ the Human Soul 追 求 靈 魂 的 阿 沃

☪ 夢 童 奏 _ ɗɤᴇαmίɳ’ oƒ α Cɦίʅɗ’ʂ ɣөίɕᴇ , Pʅαʯίɳɡ . . Aɤɣᴇ Hᴇnɤiкsᴇɳ

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Arve Henriksen ( 22 Mar. 1968- Stranda ), Norwegian trumpet player.
Arve Henriksen f e a t u r e d .a l b u m s :

ʃ ɱ i t ɦ . 朱 .

夢 尋 處 _ Wнᴀȶ ɖʀᴇᴀmʂ ₥ᴀy ₵omᴇ . . Яuиᴇ Gʀᴀmmoʄon Rᴇ¢oʀɖʂ

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就在三十年前, 1980年, 搖滾樂壇是 後叛客 氣象, 流行音樂樂壇有 新浪潮 進駐, 一切顯得生機蓬勃； 三十年後, 我們什麼都有了, 地球上的愛樂人口, 開始勤於將唱片時代的骨董, 和數位時代, 著重收藏而續有岀新的唱片, 一一轉錄為數位檔案, 借網際網路空間儲放； 藉網際網路纜線, 無國界的分送數位資源。

愛樂人的二十一世紀, 習於用檔案, 播放音樂的聲音, 唱作人呢─ 三十年前風雲際會的身影, 有神化為殿堂級神祇, 有下落不明, 有的沒能撐過新世紀 消逝為一坏黃土, 有的還在作音樂 . . 嘩眾取寵、沽名釣譽、苟安偷生、或默默耕耘的─ 有的開起唱片公司。 開起唱片公司的唱作人, 英國藝人 David Sylvian 是箇中代表。

2004 年 David Sylvian 的 Blemish 專輯, 即在自己開設的 Samadhisound 發表。 挪威唱作人 Rune Kristoffersen, 是前 進軍國際的清新組合 Fra Lippo Lippi 樂團的主要成員。 比 David 更早: 1998 年即開設起自己的唱片公司 Rune Grammofon。 相較 David Sylvian 的 Samadhisound 的含蓄, Rune Grammofon 發展的進程相當快速, Rune 應該是一位打心裡愛樂的地球人在挪威, 他選擇的音樂出品, 眼光獨到, 並兼容廣泛的音樂口味。


Rune Grammofon 廠牌的第一張專輯, 即選上挪威前衛爵士樂團 Supersilent 發行 3 CDs 套裝! ( 12 Jan. 1998, 編號: RCD 2001 ) 此舉相伴引來廠設德國慕尼黑, 錄音室在挪威奧斯陸, 時至今日和古典音樂大廠平起平坐的'so高'優質廠牌 ECM, 音樂嗅覺敏銳的主事人物 Manfred Eicher ( 9 Jul. 1943- ) 的注意。 和 Supersilent 有合作關係, 由 Rune Grammofon 一手提拔的挪威新生代小喇叭手 Arve Henriksen, 日後 2008 年的演奏專輯 Cartography, 即由東家 Rune Grammofon 跳巢到 ECM 旗下。

Arve Henriksen 和 David Sylvian 的 Samadhisound 也有合作， 造就 David Sylvian 在 Arve 的這張 Cartography 專輯穿插朗誦, 使 David 自己也成了 ECM 裡 國際藝人之一。

相同的模式 古典音樂背景出身的挪威當代作曲家 Nils Økland 亦是日後由 Rune Grammofon 跳巢到 ECM, 2009 年推出作曲演奏專輯 Monograph。


挪威女聲 Maja Ratkje, 利用錄音的音效處理 將唱聲作多層次的發揮, 聳動處有如 Diamanda Galas 一般驚世駭人。 2002 年她以 Voice 出身 Rune Grammofon, 在這首張專輯後, 以 Spunk 團名, 續留 Rune Grammofon 發表作品

2004 年開始發表作品的 Susanna And The Magical Orchestra 是綜合爵士 民謠與電子搖滾的多曲風組合, 2009 年已有 3 第三張專輯, 專輯均由 Rune Grammofon 發行。

Rune 音樂眼光的獨到, 從選擇實驗派的闇音電子樂團 Deathprod 重發專輯可見到。 一口氣發行相當多張內容物的單品, 愛樂人不見得買得下手, 但是的確教人眼界大開。

唱起搖滾樂帶有知性深度 團名取自美國團 Codeine 專輯名的 The White Birch, 將他們 2005 年 交德國發行的 Come Up For Air, 本土代理發行, 又是 Rune Grammofon 的一筆佳績。

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> ʃ ɱ ί t ɦ . 朱

塔 歌 _ Tower ʃongs

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ʃingin' ........frøm the High Tøwer
_________ 歌 自 象 牙 塔 _________

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新 民謠/ 新古典 組合 Sagittarius 2oo8 年 最近的新作
Songs from the Ivory Tower 象牙塔之歌
參予的樂手 包括出身 九O 年代 歐陸名廠 Hyperium Records 的搖滾團 Forthcoming Fire
在這張專輯當中 主事人物 Cornelius Waldner 加入合作班底 音樂的主體還是 Cornelius 以鋼琴編曲 彈奏中 穿插笛音 吉他彈撥為點綴

同上張專輯 出現 Beethoven 的奏鳴曲 這張專輯亦演出古典曲目 為德國作曲家 Friedrich Silcher 的歌曲 ( Jun. 27 1789- Aug. 26 1860 )

在 Cornelius 德/ 英語發音 唱腔生硬裡 迴響歌謠的古樸。 他於文學上的偏好 詠敘為一段段琴音 遊走在與現世脫節的自賞空間。 那來自他心的塔內 純為藝念而歌. .



Carlo Gesualdo , on the left.

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❧ . 歌 自 高 塔 . ❧

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來 自 象 牙 塔 頂 上 的 歌 __
人類音樂文明史上 貴族作曲家 亦是
人類犯罪的記錄上 惡名昭彰的 殺人犯

Carlo gesualdo ( 維洛薩親王, Prince of Venosa, Gesualdo da Venosa, Mar. 8 1566– Sep. 8 1613 )
Gesualdo 於 1590 年 發現婚後四年的第一任妻子- 他的表妹 Donna Maria d'Avalos 與 Fabrizio Carafa ( Andria 公爵 ) 有染 史載在刻意安排的場合 他抓到在床的兩人 ( in flagrante delicto ) 與僕役合作 將他們兩人當場殺死! 事後並將屍首放城門外示眾!
流言甚說到: 他甚至殺死 Maria 所生的第二個孩子 只因 Gesualdo 不相信他是己出!! 還殺了前來報復的岳父!

以今日法學的觀點看來 Gesualdo 犯下的殺人罪 包含預謀、有計畫的動機 還是連續犯 罪責不輕 最高可處死刑
但是當時 通姦的人被殺 被視為罪有應得 Gesualdo 貴族的身分亦是保護色 但相對得提防 被他殺死的對方 貴族世家的報復。

由此 這位對於音樂世界有高度興趣的作曲家 甚少外出。 1595 年後 甚至避居自己在 Gesualdo 的城堡 遠離義大利在文藝復興晚期 米蘭 威尼斯 羅馬教廷的音樂重鎮 在靠近 拿坡里 的地域 出版音樂作品

想 像這位 作曲家 鎮日做的 端坐塔內 忘卻外界之聲 潛伏內心掙扎懊惱罪的自罰 並輓念著唯一長子的早逝
城堡中 由他供養一班歌手 烘托他優渥的憂傷 高歌出他的塔內旋律

Gesualdo 的作曲 特別是晚期 以不符合當時作曲觀的不和諧合音著稱 並在文本當中 發抒大量的情緒化文字 造就他成為 16 世紀晚期 將當時的 牧歌/ 世俗音樂 madrigal songs/ secular vocal music 發展至極端

Gesualdo 共留下 六部 牧歌曲集 他亦書寫 聖樂 sacred vocal music 包括著名的晚期代表作 1611年出版的
晚禱文 Tenebrae Responsoria 曲風仍像世俗音樂的牧歌 文本取材自聖經 耶穌受難的記事。晚禱文 為天主教會 於復活節前一週的周四開始 為時三天的讚美詩唱誦

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日 後 Gesualdo 傳奇的色彩
一方面抹不去他謀殺犯名聲 另一方面 他的音樂持續發揮綺想
在二十世紀 提供為數不少的靈感 包括小說 電影 作曲在內的創作 . .
音樂界的現代音樂 modern classical music 大師 蘇俄的 Igor Stravinsky ( Jun. 17 1882– Apr. 6 1971 New York, buried in Venice ) 將他的牧歌旋律 寫入 Monumentum pro Gesualdo ballet 芭雷音樂
蘇俄當代 contemporary classical music 作曲家 已過世的 Alfred Schnittke ( Nov. 24 1934– Aug. 3 1998, Hamburg, -stroke) 在他多次的中風昏迷 臨床上被宣佈死亡 卻又神奇的心跳復甦後 在 1995 年 寫出這位音樂史上 犯下殺人罪行的作曲家 生平故事的歌劇 Gesualdo

德國新浪潮的導演 荷索 Werner Herzog ( Sep. 5 1942- ) 1995 年拍出摻雜編劇的 Gesualdo 生平記錄片 Death for Five Voices
近來 則是義大利導演 Bernardo Bertolucci ( Mar. 16 1940- ) 計畫開拍 Gesualdo 的生平故事

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( below: )
. ʃome recordings of the music of Gesualdo, including the classical music labels of L'oiseau-Lyre ( Decca Records ), CPO, Harmonia Mundi, Naïve, Opus 111, Gimell； &
of ECM Records, by the artist "Hilliard Ensemble".

Gesualdo today, pic from here.❧ ʃ m i t h . 朱 , ' I o
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two contempory gregorian chant albums of ECM Records by Hilliard Ensemble & Norwegian tenor, soprano saxophonist and composer Jan Garbarek ( Mar. 4 1947- )

Officium, one of ECM's biggest-selling albums, 1993
Mnemosyne, 1999
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• Parce Mihi Domine by Jan Garbarek
• Twelve Moons by Jan Garbarek
• Red Wind by Jan Garbarek
• Rites by Jan Garbarek
• As Seen From Above by Jan Garbarek
• In Praise Of Dreams by Jan Garbarek

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☪ 夜 的 撩 撥

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Tunisia oud player and composer Anouar Brahem ( Oct. 20, 1957- )'s ECM items to 2009.

1991 - Barzakh (ECM 1432) with Lassad Hosni and Bechir Selmi.
1992 - Conte de l'Incroyable Amour (ECM 1457) with Barbaros Erköse.
1994 - Madar (ECM 1515) with Jan Garbarek and Ustad Shaukat Hussain.
1995 - Khomsa (ECM 1561) Richard Galliano, Bechir Selmi ε F, Couturier.
1998 - Thimar (ECM 1641) with John Surman and Dave Holland.
2000 - Astrakan Café (ECM 1718) with Barbaros Erköse ε Lassad Hosni.
2002 - Charmediterranéen (ECM 1828) Orchest National de Jazz ε G. Trovesi.
2002 - Le Pas du Chat Noir (ECM 1792) ε F. Couturier ε Jean-L. Matinier.
2003 - Vague [Compilation, Limited Edition, USA]
2006 - Voyage de Sahar (ECM 1915) ε Francois Couturier ε Jean-L. Matinier.
2009 - The Astounding Eyes of Rita (ECM 2075) Gesing, Yassine ε Meyer

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• Raf Raf by Anouar Brahem
• Ronda by Anouar Brahem
• Parfum De Gitane by Anouar Brahem
• Etincelles by Anouar Brahem
• L'oiseau de bois by Anouar Brahem
• Lumiere du silence by Anouar Brahem

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☪ 夜 的 吹 奏

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English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesizer player and composer John Surman ( 30 Aug. 1944- )'s some items in ECM Records.

with violin quartet │ The Spaces In Between, 2007

with violin quartet │ Coruscating, 2000
with church organ by Howard Moody │ Rain on the Window, 2008
with oud by Anouar Brahem │ Thimar, 1998
with choral ensembles. organ by John Taylor │ Proverbs & Songs, 1997

solo │ A biography of the Rev. Absalom Dawe, 1995

with double-bass. guitar by John Abercrombie. drums by Jack DeJohnette │ Brewster's Rooster, 2009
with voice, piano. guitar by Terje Rypdal │ Nordic Quartet, 1995
solo │ Private city, 1987
solo │ Road To Saint Ives, 1991

with brass choir. drums by Jack DeJohnette │ Free and Equal, 2002
with brass choir conducted by John Warren │ The Brass Project, 1992
solo │ Withholding Pattern, 1985
with drums by Jack DeJohnette │ The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon, 1982

Selected Recordings │ Rarum XIII, 2004

f e a t u r e d . a l b u m s :
with guitar by John Abercrombie │ Novvember, 1993

with violin, bandoneon, bass, drums. trumpet by Tomasz Stanko │ From The Green Hill, 1999

with percussion. piano by Misha Alperin. french horn by Arkady Shilkloper │ First Impression, 1999

with The Dowland Project │ Romaria, 2008

with lute, baroque violin, double-bass. tenor by John Potter │ In Darkness Let Me Dwell, 1999
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• At Dusk by John Surman
• Portrait Of A Romantic by John Surman
• Edges Of Illusion by John Surman
• Way Back When Part 4 by John Surman

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☭ Ҥoмeleʂʂ tҥe ₵oммuиiʂtʂ . 共產流離 , 失家變聲 ___ ( 雙子星座的) 雙重國籍者, 左派作曲家 Hanns Eisler. 1898 - 1962

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我們心底存有一個遙遠的國度，在那兒
完全沒有自私 。 - 卡謬 ( Camus, 7 Nov. 1913- 4 Jan. 1960 )



勞工之聲 , 冷戰傷兵 , 二十世紀的舒伯特。
( 東德國歌 , 列寧安魂曲 , 德意志安魂曲 ) 左派作曲家

Hanns Eisler, 6 Jun. 1898- 6 Sep. 1962
Lenin Requiem, 1937
列 寧 安 魂 曲 ( 為列寧 22 Apr. 1870- 21 Jan. 1924 過世十周年而做 )
As Lenin was dying
(as they tell the story)
a soldier of the death watch
said to his comrades:
I didn't want to believe it!
I didn't want to believe it!
I went in there,
where he is lying,
and said to him:
"Ilyich, Ilyich! The exploiters are coming!"
He didn't move.
Baritone Solo :
Now I know that he is dead.

Aria (Alto with Choir) :When a good man wants to go away,
how can you hold him back?
Tell him
what he's needed for:
that will hold him,
that will hold him!
When a good man wants to go on,
how can you hold him back?
Tell him what he's needed for:
that will hold him,
that will hold him!
What could hold Lenin?
Baritone Solo :The soldier thought:
When he hears
the exploiters are coming,
he might be sick,
and he will get up from his bed anyway.
Perhaps he will come on crutches.
Perhaps he will let himself be carried,
but he will get up and fight
against the exploiters,
against the exploiters.
The soldier knew
that Lenin, his whole life long,
had fought against the exploiters.
Recitative (Alto) :And when the soldier was helping
storm the winter palace,
he wanted to go back home,
because on the fields
the winter crops were ready for planting.
Then Lenin said to him:
I know, but stay!
There are still exploiters,
and so long as exploitation still exists,
the fight against it must go on.
As long as it exists,
the fight against it must go on,
must go on.
Chorus :Those who are weak don't fight.
Those who are stronger might fight
for an hour.
Those who are stronger still might fight
for many years.
The strongest fight
their whole life.
They are the indispensable ones.
In Praise of the Fighters (Ballad, baritone and choir) :There are many who just get in the way:
it's better when they move on.
But when he's gone, he is missed.
He organizes his fight
around better wages,
for water to make tea,
for power in the state.
He asks of property:
Where do you come from?
He asks of opinions:
Whom do you benefit?
Where everyone else is silent
there will he speak,
and where oppression rules
and others blame it on fate,
he will name names.
Where he sits at table,
dissatisfaction sits there too,
the food will be bad
and the room will seem confining.
Wherever they chase him,
revolt will go with him,
and wherever they've chased him out,
unrest will remain behind anyway.
Alto Solo and Chorus :Towards the time when Lenin died
and was missed,
the victory had been won by fighting,
but the country lay in ruins.
The masses had broken their chains
but the way forward was still in darkness.
When Lenin died,
the soldiers sat on the curbstones and wept,
and the workers ran from their machines
and shook their fists to the skies.
When Lenin died,
it was as if the tree and the leaves said,
I am leaving now.

Alto Solo, Baritone Solo and Chorus :Since that time thirteen years have passed.
A sixth of the world is free from exploitation.
When they hear the warning—
the exploiters are coming!—
the masses rise up again
ready to fight.
Lenin is enshrined
in the great heart
of the working class.
He was our teacher.
He fought with us.
And is now enshrined
in the great heart
of the working class.

Origin text by Brecht ( 10 Feb. 1898- 14 Aug. 1956 )

Gerhart Eisler (20 Feb. 1897- 21 Mar. 1968), a German politician, brother of Hanns Eisler, was also a Communist.


☭ ( below) Eisler's grave in Berlin, near Brecht in the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery. Link here.