Erkki Melartin - Traumsgesicht, Op. 70,
Marjatta for soprano and orchestra, Op. 79,
Music from the ballet The Blue Pearl, Op. 160
梅拉尔丁: 梦, 玛丽亚塔, 芭蕾'蓝珍珠'的音乐 (三首管弦乐作品)
Composer: Erkki Melartin (1875-1937) 埃尔基·梅拉尔丁
Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 芬兰广播交响乐团
Conductor: Hannu Lintu 汉努·林图 (http://www.hannulintu.fi/)
Performers: Soile Isokoski, soprano
Genres: Instrumental, Vocal, Finnish contemporary
Label: Ondine (http://www.ondine.net/)
Catalogue No.: ODE 1283-2 (https://www.ondine.net/index.php?lid=en&cid=2.2&oid=5765)
Released: June 2016
与西贝柳斯同时代的另一位晚期浪漫主义作曲家马代托亚(Leevi Antti Madetoja,1887-1947),在芬兰的民族音乐发展史上地位卓着。他优胜的地方在于,他在西贝柳斯并没有多少成就的歌剧领域开创了芬兰歌剧的新天地。与马代托亚不同,梅拉尔丁(Erkki Melartin,1875-1937)生于今俄罗斯境内,早年在维也纳学习,归国后任乐团指挥,曾在北美,印度等地游历。梅拉尔丁的创作则甚少受到西贝柳斯的影响,反而体现出马勒和尼尔森的影子;其歌剧《艾诺》取材于芬兰民族史诗《卡勒瓦拉》(由芬兰医生隆洛特收集了大量的民歌而编成的一部史诗,西贝柳斯多部作品的灵感均来自此史诗)。
This Ondine release features world prèmiere recordings of three orchestral works by Erkki Melartin (1875–1937), one of the most influential Finnish composers – and symphonists – of the early 20th century. This programme is performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under their chief-conductor Hannu Lintu.
Traumgesicht is an Impressionistic large-scale symphonic poem written for Alexander Siloti in 1910. In later years Melartin considered it as one of his most important works. Traumgesicht differs from the National Romantic image generally associated with Melartin. It could be described as progressive: the composer was obviously up to date with recent trends, since influences from composers such as Richard Strauss, Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov and Scriabin may be detected.The work lied unperformed for 81 years until Hannu Lintu brought it back to light by conducting it in Helsinki in 2013.
Marjatta (1914), A Legend from Kalevala, is based on the Finnish national epic and bears hints to Sibelius’ Luonnotar and Melartin’s Aino opera. Both Sibelius’ Luonnotar and Melartin’s Marjatta were written for the same singer, Aino Ackté, in mind. Luonnotar and Marjatta can with good reason be regarded as parallel works or siblings, even though they are very dissimilar in musical style. The solo part of the work is here sung by the celebrated soprano Soile Isokoski.
Music for the ballet The Blue Pearl, completed in 1930, was one of the last major works written by Melartin and, surprisingly, the first full-length ballet written in Finland. Although the ballet music was popular in its own time the work gradually fell into oblivion. Conductor Hannu Lintu has adapted the music of the ballet into a 8-movement concert suite.
The recent recordings by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu on Ondine have been a fruitful collaboration gathering excellent reviews in the international press.
Tracks:
Erkki Melartin (1875-1937) 埃尔基·梅拉尔丁
1. Traumgesicht, Op. 70 16:37 梦
2. Marjatta, Op. 79 for soprano and orchestra 13:35 圣女玛丽亚塔
Music from the ballet The Blue Pearl, Op. 160 26:10 出自芭蕾《蓝珍珠》的音乐
3. II Entrée avec pantomime 4:00
4. XI Danse de Nénuphares 5:23
5. VIII Scène (Tempête) 2:32
6. XIV Pas de deux 3:07
7. XVI Variation II 2:05
8. XVII Coda 1:26
9. XX Poissons à voile 3:46
10. XVI Finale (II acte), tempo di mazurka 3:51