アメリカの作曲家ブライス・デスナーの作品をフランスのピアノ・デュオが演奏
《カティア&マリエル・ラベック～『EL CHAN』/ブライス・デスナー:作品集》
フランスのピアノ・デュオ、ラベック姉妹が、アメリカの作曲家ブライス・デスナーの作品を演奏したアルバムです。デスナーはロック・バンド「ザ・ナショナル」の創設者で、ギタリスト。フィリップ・グラス、ジョン・アダムズ、スティーヴ・ライヒといったミニマリスト作曲家にならい、ラベック姉妹に2台のピアノのための協奏曲を作曲しました。録音は2018年、フィルハーモニー・ド・パリで、マティアス・ピンチャー指揮によるパリ管弦楽団と行われました。2台ピアノのための作品『El Chan』、2つのギターと2台のピアノのための『Haven』も収録されています。このアルバムはカヴァー・デザインを手がけた映画監督アレハンドロ・ゴンサレス・イニャリトゥ(映画『レヴェナント:蘇えりし者』『バベル』)に捧げられています。
ユニバーサル・ミュージック/IMS

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2019/03/13）

Bryce Dessner, guitarist of the rock band The National, has already gone further than most other musicians seeking to cross the rock-classical barrier, with an impressive list of collaborations with classical musicians. Here, he works with star duo piano-playing sisters Katia and Marielle Labeque. The album appears on Deutsche Grammophon, and the title work is dedicated to filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and his wife, Maria Eladia Hagerman. It's safe to say that Dessner has made an international impact. If you haven't been following Dessner's career, this album might be a good place to start. Dessner's writing is nothing fancy, but he intelligently mixes influences from the early 20th century with minimalist sounds, adding them together in easily graspable, evocative works. It is no surprise he has titled the album El Chan, even though the work occupies just a third of the total album time. For the two pianos alone, El Chan takes inspiration from the titular spirit, said to guard a pond near Gonzalez Inarritu's home in San Miguel de Allende. It's a strong piece of post-Impressionist atmospherics, beautifully written for the two pianos; sample Pool of El Chan, depicting the pool itself. Dessner has gained critical attention mostly from the rock side so far, which is a shame. He has drawn large new audiences to classical concerts, and there is little rock influence in his classical compositions. This influence only shows up in Haven, written for a chamber group containing an electric guitar, played by Dessner himself. Even here, Dessner inclines more toward Steve Reich than toward shoegaze rock. The opening Concerto for two pianos again features fine piano writing. Although nobody would call Dessner a great orchestrator, at least not yet, the performance with the Orchestre de Paris under Mattias Pintscher is energetic and sharp. Recommended. ~ James Manheim|

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