中文名称：The Classical Collection

资源类型：MP3!

版本：3CD

发行时间：2000年11月07日

专辑歌手：陈美 Vanessa Mae

地区：美国

简介：

专辑简介（转自Amazon.com）

On this CD:

1. Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 48

Composed by Dmitry Kabalevsky

with London Mozart Players, Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Anthony Inglis

2. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 Russian Dance

Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

3. Violin Concerto, for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano) in D major, Op. 35

Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Kees Bakels

4. Sch鰊 Rosmarin for violin & piano

Composed by Fritz Kreisler

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

5. Liebesleid "Love's Sorrow" for violin & piano

Composed by Fritz Kreisler

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

6. Liebesfreud "Love's Joy" for violin & piano

Composed by Fritz Kreisler

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

7. Violin Concerto ("Adelaide", in the style of Mozart) in D major, KAnh.294a

Composed by Marius Casadesus

with London Mozart Players, Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Anthony Inglis

8. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Kees Bakels

9. Salut d'amour for piano or orchestra, Op. 12

Composed by Edward Elgar

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

10. Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4

Composed by Johannes Brahms

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

11. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

12. My favorite things

Composed by Richard Rodgers

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

13. The Pink Panther, film score

Composed by Henry Mancini

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

14. Work(s) [Unspecified] Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

Composed by Michel Legrand

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

15. One Moment in Time (pop tune)

Composed by John Bettis

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

16. Yellow Submarine

Composed by John & Paul McCartney Lennon

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

17. Fr鑢e Jacques (Are You Sleeping), lullaby

Composed by French Traditional

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

18. Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor ("La campanella"), Op. 7/MS48

Composed by Niccolo Paganini

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

19. Chinese Folk Tune

Composed by Sze-Du

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

20. Tambourin Chinois for violin & piano, Op 3

Composed by Fritz Kreisler

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

21. Figaro (concert paraphrase of 'Largo al factotum' from Rossini's "Barber of Seville"), for cello & piano

Composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

22. Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera)

Composed by George Gershwin

Performed by New Belgian Chamber Orchestra with Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury

23. Concert Fantasy on themes from Bizet's "Carmen," for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op 25

Composed by Pablo de Sarasate

with London Mozart Players, Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Anthony Inglis

24. Fantaisie brillante on Themes From Gounod's "Faust" for violin & orchestra, Op. 20

Composed by Henryk Wieniawski

with London Mozart Players, Vanessa-Mae

Conducted by Anthony Inglis

While it would be, of course, somewhat unfair to rate this CD recording of some of the world's most famous pieces for virtuoso violin the same way one would for a mature, older artist's recordings, it is horrendous marketing strategy on the part of Sony Classical to release this three CD set on the premise that they are "brilliant," as stated on the back of the CD case. They are anything but, as a quick listen to any one of the three CDs will reveal to the discerning ear.

The first two CDs are mainly concerned with Mae playing the Kabalevsky, the Tchaikovsky Concerto in D, and the Beethoven Concerto in D -- all highly acclaimed pieces aimed at showing off not only the speed, strength, physical and mental endurance of the violinist, but also, certainly, the tone production and "fingers," as Sarah Chang would have liked to put it. Mae fails on almost all the above counts. While she professes to have a high degree of passion for the Tchaikovsky and the Beethoven (Mae gushes about learning them by heart long before her instructor had the chance to teach them to her), the pieces are a great disappointment. The first thing to jarr the ear is her tone (a scratchy, unconfident, and extremely tinny one, at that) and, rather surprising, her lack of capability at pulling off the cadenzas. It is beyond anyone's understanding how the then young Mae's speed and technical accuracy could be so highly acclaimed as they are by some quarters when she falters and stumbles along the notes, mainly in the higher registers. This is most apparent in the extremely poor playing of Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy, where she sometimes lags behind the entire orchestra by a few wrenching notes as she struggles to catch up and keep in tempo.

The pieces on the Virtuoso Album CD aren't worth much -- colourless, soulless renditions of miniatures that have been performed better by countless of other violinists, at every measure of age (Chang does a splendid job of the Carmen Fantasy, and she recorded it in the studios when she was only nine years old).

The only redeeming piece of the entire three CD set I can think of must be the Russian Dance from Swan Lake. Although her bowing is rarely, if ever, confident and full, her thin, wavering vibrato ever used effectively, she opens the piece with a vigour that isn't seen in any other of the pieces.

It is rather unfortunate that Mae has never really progressed far, classically -- a look at her later recordings (the Classical Collection 2) and her live performance at the Royal Albert Hall (where the Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2, Moses Variation on a G String, and a few others were played) drives the point home painfully. I am a fan, of course, but not one of her classical side -- the techno-pop-fusion music masks her flaws well enough to allow one to forget that one is listening to a very mediocre violinist at work.

Vanessa-Mae: is the beautiful young Singaporean violinist with her flowing hair, gorgeous figure, pop star clothes, electric violin, laser and light shows, websites, and rock band just a media creation, or is she instead a modern-day Pagannini or Liszt, a true virtuoso with a flair for showmanship? In other words, can she play? This three CD set of her early recordings, made when she was only 12 and 13 years old, answers the question authoritatively. Although there are, of course, some flaws, the fact remains that even at this early age Vanessa-Mae was a stunning performer. At thirteen she played better than many profession musicians have at thirty, myself included. Listen, for example, to the stunning beginning of Sarasate's Concert Fantasy on `Carmen".

There is a certain tension between the interpretations of the soloist and the conductor occasionally, especially when Vanessa-Mae wants to play faster than the conductor will allow. This is in fact my biggest criticism of the recording; but these ego wars are not only the bloodiest but also the most common of musical slaughterhouses, and it is no surprise that such a young performer would get caught up in it. Otherwise, the performance is terrific--intonation is impeccable, interpretation confident. In particular, Vanessa-Mae has a commanding technique in the highest range, where her tone absolutely soars. Only very rarely, and then only at the very end of a rising run, does her intonation slip slightly. And she varies her style appropriately to suit the music--at the time of this recording she'd not yet gotten to playing Vivaldi with a rock band. In Fritz Kreisler's Schon Rosmarin, I can practically see her in a ball gown with her hair up in ringlets, performing this for the Viennese elite at a society soiree. It seems appropriately schmatzy to me, and it provides a link between the Classical and popular sides of Vanessa-Mae featured in this collection.

The set consists of three CDs, the first the Russian Album, the second, the Viennese Album, and the third, the Virtuoso Album. This last title is somewhat curious, as only two-thirds of the way through do the selections take a virtuoso turn. Otherwise, they are pops and light classics that are not at all demanding of the performer. This CD has a theme of inspiration from various sources, and the selections are categorized as "inspired by the classics, inspired by cinema, inspired by pop and folk culture, and inspired by opera" and include such things as arrangements of Brahms Lullaby, Mancini's theme to The Pink Panther, and Richard Rogers' My Favorite Things. Unfortunately, the Beatles also make an appearance--I love the Beatles, but Lennon and McCartney's Yellow Submarine is a testament to the perils of drug use. Whatever fondness society has for this piece--and I know they do, as my 10 year old daughter is learning it on recorder for her music class at school--this affection must come from our memories of youth, the fun of the 70's and the association of the imaginative animation by Peter Maxx of the movie, perhaps even the symbolism, arcane as it may be, of the text. Objectively, though, the tune is as trivial and banal as anything ever written, and here it gets turned into a sort of mini-violin concerto. Call the Blue Meanies and the Apple-Bonkers to put a stop to that!

But the other performances and pieces on this CD more than make up for this miscue. The first CD features Violin Concerti by Kabelevsky and Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven's violin concerto is featured on the second CD with a gorgeous performance. Vanessa-Mae clearly *can* play--she is much more than just a media creation. This collection, a portrait of the artist as a young woman, proves the point admirably.

陈美简介：

她，就象她之前的贝多芬，门德尔松一样，真是个神童……--Michael Gough Matthews，皇家音乐学院院长！

姓名：陈美

英文名：Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson

国籍：英国

出生地：新加坡(4岁移居伦敦)

生日：1978.10.27

最早的音乐课程：1982年(3岁)的钢琴课

首度与乐团合作的音乐会：1989年(10岁)与爱乐管弦乐团

同板格尼尼同一天生日的陈美出生于新加坡，4岁移居伦敦。她5岁接触小提琴，其后她那非同寻常的音乐天赋迅速显现了出来。她在北京及伦敦皇家音乐学院进行了系统的学习，并在10岁时与伦敦爱乐合作完成了她的处女秀。

从10岁的至14岁，在众多强手之中，她在名家杰作的现场演奏及贝多芬、莫扎特、柴可夫斯基等人协奏曲的录音作品方面的非凡的出色表现，继续振憾着众多听众。特别是录音作品令她赢得了众多赞赏，《留声机》杂志这样评论她："毫无疑问地有非同一般的天赋……陈美显示出一种独特的风格，令人难忘的技巧和天生的演释能力……"这些作品现在被收入一个3张一套的CD合辑--陈美古典作品第1辑。这是她第一次出版她杰出的早期录音作品。

随着她的首张流行乐专辑在1995年推出，她创造出了一种全新的音乐风格，吸引了世界范围内数以百万计的观众的耳朵。最初这招致了顽固守旧的批评家的猛烈攻击，但得了世界范围内各类音乐爱好者的广泛欢迎。众多音乐家对此的赞赏与模仿蔚然成风。

陈美已进行过数次足以累垮人的的环球巡演。她的表演极富爆发力。她的音乐会不仅展现了她在小提琴方面的才能，在时常长达3个小时的节目中还有她的歌舞表演。在她上次环球巡演中，她在35个国家的超过250个城市演出，以她的流行乐系列及纯粹的古典乐的表演吸引了大批新的听众。

她的上次巡演--"世界巡演风暴"，以她的热门专辑《风暴》为主要内容，途径中东、南非、中国、东南亚、俄国、英国、欧洲各地、波罗的海各国及墨西哥，其中特别有在莫斯科克里姆林宫、北京及上海的体育场所进行的演出，还有在迪拜举行的室外烟火晚会。在布鲁塞尔时她还临时参加了哈萨克斯坦新建首都阿斯特纳进行演出的首位国际艺人。

陈美并不满足于在世界著名的音乐场所做演出，她不为要把她的音乐带到新的地方，带给新的听众。

演出：

她在美国的首场演出于时代广场举行。在这场向全世界转播的演出到达高潮时，她跳上了一辆路过的黄色出租车之上。

1998年4月，她在白金汉宫举行的第二届4SEM会议闭幕式上为包括英国女王及其他皇家成员，26位欧亚国家元首在内的众多嘉宾做了演出。

作为受尊敬的古典音乐家，前不久她受邀参与由威尔士王子HRH于圣詹姆士宫举行的伦敦巴赫协会纪念约翰-塞巴斯弟安-巴赫逝世250周年系列活动。

作为独特的令音乐与体育融合的艺人，陈美受邀于WRIGLEY田径场及COSMISKEY公园演释圣歌，她也是做此演出的首闰外国艺术家。前不久，她在科罗拉多洲VAIL举行的世界阿尔卑斯滑雪锦标赛上做了同样的演出，包括有两场混合古典与TECHNO-ACOUSTIC音乐风格的音乐会。她在阿姆斯特丹阿杰克斯运动场的演出震惊了近百万球迷，并为赫尔辛基举行的国际卡丁车大奖赛掀起了高潮。1999年她在墨尔本大满贯赛开幕式上的演出也取得了成功。

她受邀成为首位在凯旋门演出的艺人，远处的艾菲尔铁塔成为了舞台的背景。陈美作为唯一一位外国艺人参加了于6月30日午夜举行的香港回归仪式，使她成为最后一位在英国统治下及第一位在回归之后在香港演出的外国艺人。前不久她成为首位受邀参观南非索维托有色人种居住区的国际艺人，在当地一所音乐学校里，她与孩子们见面并切磋了技艺。她用音乐消除隔阂的坚定信念使她赢得了各种肤色、各个年龄的众多忠实听众。1997年她在著名的圣莫利湖的冰面上举行了有史以来的第一场音乐会，她乘着三角滑翔机从2400米开外滑行而入，作了一个特别的入场仪式。2000年5月她以《魔鬼的颤音》(选自她的《原版"四季"》)及与桂冠涛人LAURIAT全部成员合作的《风暴》中令人惊叹的表现赢得了第一届英国古典音乐奖。

现在21岁的陈美超越了"神童"的称号，成为了国际级的偶像。她以她的音乐天赋让全世界数以百万计的听众接触到小提琴，她的魅力更是并非停留在音乐领域。她16岁时成为史上最年轻的在牛津大学做演讲的人。同时，她也成为BBC电视台DAVID FROST爵士主持的长篇周四政治节目主题的首位音乐家。在世界范围内，越来载多的纪录片及专栏以地为主题。

红十字：

陈美首次与红十字发生关系，源于她与著名摄影家MICHEL COMTRE的合作，后者保持了与国际红十字协会的密切联系。她首次参与的活动是电视节目《战争也有尽头》。其中她进行了音乐表演。在这之前她在 LOKICHOKIO。肯尼亚的战地之旅中她第一次目睹了战争对无辜民众的破坏性影响。

自那开始，她在1999年8月日内瓦会议50周年前时为国际红十字会做了3场慈善演出，担负了探望CAMBODIA孤儿的战地之旅，参与了国际红十字组织会议的开幕演出。

陈美对多部不寻常的影视作品做出了贡献。在拍摄地自己的默片(配以她的专辑《原版"四季"》中的音乐)后，她与活特-迪斯尼公司合作完成动画片《木兰》中的音乐。她的完成的《Refletion》一曲被题为片尾主题曲。她参与演出的作品是美国广播公司1999年的大制作--《阿拉丁神灯》，在其中她扮演ZOBEIDE公主，与杰森-斯科特扮演的阿拉丁联袂。这部电影在2000年5月在英国及美国上映。

时尚：

陈美被《人物》杂志评为"世界最美感觉到人"，被《NOW》评为"100位美女"之一。此外，她常常受到世界时尚媒体的关注。她出现在多家极具声望的出版物上，诸如《VOGVE》意大利版，并且包括Ellen Von Vnwerth，Michel Comtre及Lord Liohfield在内的世界闻名的摄影师合作过。前不久，她在Jean-Panl Ganltier在巴黎时装周中的时装秀中的首次时装表演的尝试引起了极大的轰动，在其中她一边展示时装秀中的重点--婚纱，一边用小提琴进行了一段令人吃惊的即兴演奏。

音乐：

在11到13岁灌录了三张古典音乐专辑后，陈美成为现今灌录过贝多芬及柴科夫斯基协奏曲的最年轻的人，并与EMI签订了合同。这让她可以同时以古典及流行乐的厂牌录音，出版专辑，这更让她多样的风格得以展现。

陈美：古典作品第一辑

陈美1991至92年录制的早期作品于2000年9月结辑成一套3张CD出版。这些作品显示出她从协奏曲到轻音乐再到流行乐等方面的天才理解与演释。这已成为她的标志。俄罗斯专辑包括柴可夫斯基、kabalevby的小提琴协奏曲，以及柴可夫斯基《天鹅湖》中的一系列俄国舞蹈音乐。维也纳专辑包含贝多芬的小提琴协奏曲。三首Kreisler的小品以及Marius Casadesus的小提琴D调协奏曲等。"大师"专辑包括16首作品，有古典、影视作品、流行乐、民谣及歌剧。例如巴赫的《Air on the G String》，《Pink Panther》的主题曲以及Gershmin《夏日》。

《小提琴手》

陈美的1995年出版的流行乐专辑奠定了她作为国际巨星的地位，登上超过去就个国家的排行榜，并为器乐开创了新的发展。

《古典作品第一辑》

这张专辑显示了她不桎阔于古典乐的决心。这张包含了巴赫、伯拉姆斯、贝多芬、Bruch等德国家作品的唱片迅速成为最畅销古典作品，并为她赢得了世界音乐奖的"最佳销量古典艺人"称号。

《中国女孩》《古典作品第二辑》

陈美在她的第二张专辑中抓住了她的中国根，融合了西方的音乐。其中包含对普契尼最爱的《Nessun Dorma》及《快乐谷》的自己独特的演释，以及她为香港回归所做的曲子。

《风暴》

继续着《小提琴手》的尝试，《风暴》成为更加具有实验性的作品--融合了摇滚、电子舞曲、爵士乐以及弗拉明哥风格。

《原版“四季”》

陈美对于维瓦尔第作品的演释令人惊奇，由她亲自挑选的国际奖项获得者组成的乐团担当伴奏。

陈美大事记：

1989年，10岁的陈美在伦敦与爱乐乐团合作举办演奏会，在英 国引起震动。BBC一台称其为"世界上最优秀的年轻小提琴家"。

1991年，与莫札特合奏团合作举办了她第一次世界巡演。

1990年~1992年，完成三次录音录制贝多芬、柴科夫斯基和莫札特的小提琴协奏曲以及海飞兹、帕格尼尼等大师的小提琴作品。

1995年2月EMI推出专辑《Violin Player》，在全球25个国家极为畅销。

1995年11月陈美为专辑《Violin Player》(小提琴玩家)前来上海宣传。

1995年6月30日，陈美在英国伦敦皇家阿尔波特音乐厅(Royal Albert Hall)举办"红色激情之旅"(Red Hot Tour)音乐会。

1996年推出古典专辑《Classical Album 1》，打破古典艺人音乐专辑销售最快纪录：两周内售出50万张。

入选《人物》杂志"全球50位最美丽人物"

1997年，在古典及流行领域均获奖：世界音乐大奖"最佳销量古典艺人"(World Music Award)、"Nordoff Robbins Sliver Clef"国际大奖。

英国查尔斯王子、爱德华王子出席陈美在伦敦为皇室成员举办的音乐会。此前，爱德华王子曾以普通观众的身份专程前往阿尔波特音乐厅观看她的演出。

1996年--1997年在33个国家，250个城市举办巡回演出

举办多场户外音乐会包括：纽约时代广场户外音乐会(站在计程车顶演奏)，为此封锁交通；观众达10万多人的"7国首脑会议音乐会"(G7 Summit Conference Concert)，史无前例唯一获准在法国巴黎埃菲尔铁塔前举办户外音乐会，吸引众多观众。

1997年6月30日，作为唯一外国艺人受邀参加由特区官方举办的"香港回归音乐会"。在音乐会上演奏自己特别创作的"快乐谷序曲"。

1997年推出第二张古典专辑《China Girl》。专辑收录了中国著名乐曲"梁祝"及为"97香港回归"特别创作的"快乐谷序曲"。

陈美"阿尔波特音乐会实况"在美国迪斯尼(Disney)频率播出打破美国现场音乐会收视率纪录。

1997年推出流行专辑《STORM》(流行风暴)

1997年11月，应邀参加上海国际音乐节开幕式演出，并被誉为当晚演出最精彩艺人。

1998年1月，在伦敦唐人街参加当地华人社团庆祝农历新年活动：在雷赛斯特广场(Leicester Square)举办户外演出，吸引近万名观众。

本专辑已加入MP3共享计划！

专辑曲目：

Disc: 1

1. Violin Concerto In C Op.48: I. Allegro

2. Violin Concerto In C Op.48: II. Andante

3. Violin Concerto In C Op.48: III. Vivace Giocoso

4. Russian Dance (Swan Lake)

5. Violin Concerto In D Op.35: I. Allegro Moderato

6. Violin Concerto In D Op.35: II. Canzonetta (Andante)

7. Violin Concerto In D Op.35: III. Finale (Allegro Vivacissimo)

Disc: 2

1. Schon Rosmarin

2. Liebesleid

3. Liebesfreud

4. Violin Concerto In D 'Adelaide' (In The Style Of Mozart) KAnh.294a1: I. Allegro

5. Violin Concerto In D 'Adelaide' (In The Style Of Mozart) KAnh.294a1: II. Adagio

6. Violin Concerto In D 'Adelaide' (In The Style Of Mozart) KAnh.294a1: III. Allegro 7. Violin Concerto In D Op.61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

8. Violin Concerto In D Op.61: II. Larghetto

9. Violin Concerto In D Op.61: III. Rondo (Allegro)

Disc: 3

1. ...Inspired By The Classics: Salut D'amour

2. ...Inspired By The Classics: Lullaby

3. ...Inspired By The Classics: Air On The G String

4. ...Inspired by Cinema: My Favourite Things

5. ...Inspired by Cinema: The Pink Panther

6. ...Inspired by Cinema: Les Parapluies De Cherbourg

7. ...Inspired By Pop Culture: One Moment In Time

8. ...Inspired By Pop Culture: Yellow Submarine

9. ...Inspired By Folk Culture: Frere Jacques

10. ...Inspired By Folk Culture: La Campanella

11. ...Inspired By Folk Culture: Chinese Folk Tune

12. ...Inspired By Folk Culture: Tambourin Chinois

13. ...Inspired By Opera: Figaro

14. ...Inspired By Opera: Summertime

15. ...Inspired By Opera: Concert Fantasy On 'Carmen' Op.25

16. ...Inspired By Opera: Fantaisie Brillante On Themes From Gounod's 'Faust' Op.20