杨雪霏×皇家利物浦爱乐乐团
MAGNA CARTA
约翰·布朗宁全套吉他作品
首次被录音并全球发行
2022年5月27日，由指挥克拉克·伦德尔(Clark Rundell)执棒，古典吉他演奏家杨雪霏携手皇家利物浦爱乐乐团共同录制的专辑《大宪章（Magna Carta）》全球发行。专辑收录了英国作曲家及Classic FM著名主持人约翰·布朗宁(John Brunning)的全部吉他作品。更有明星大提琴演奏家约翰内斯·莫泽(Johannes Moser)参与到作品《泪》(Lacrimosa)的首次录制。专辑使用杜比全景声进行录制，力求将最真实的演绎呈现给观众。
新专辑荣登Classic FM一周精选专辑
这张专辑收录了布朗宁为杨雪霏创作的吉他协奏曲《大宪章》（大宪章是英国封建时期的重要宪法性文件之一）的首次录音。作品完成于2015年，正是《大宪章》签署800周年。杨雪霏为这部协奏曲创作了一段华彩并收录到专辑中，以英国岛屿的传统民谣为灵感，把这些英国人民耳熟能详的旋律编织到华彩乐章的结构中。
除此之外，还有布朗宁为吉他和弦乐队创作的五首浪漫曲。
专辑的最后一首作品是《泪》，这原是为吉他独奏创作的一首作品，布朗宁把它改编为吉他与大提琴的版本，创造了“两种乐器之间强烈的情感对话”。
“我认识约翰已经超过15年了，在之前的专辑和演出中也有收录和演出过他的一些作品。当约翰提出为我创作一部协奏曲的时候，我想这是一个很好的契机，可以把他所有为吉他创作的作品收录到新专辑中。约翰邀请我为协奏曲《Magna Carta》创作一段华彩。在华彩乐章的部分，我加入了协奏曲中每个乐章的主旋律，以及选用了英国耳熟能详的民谣中的音乐。”
“雪霏能与皇家利物浦爱乐乐团一同来录制我的整套吉他作品，我真的是太高兴了！当然，这是我'目前为止’的全部作品。”
约翰·布朗宁不仅是Classic FM最受欢迎和资历最久的主持人之一，他还是一位吉他演奏家、作曲家。约翰从小自学吉他，曾在包括Mungo Jerry等摇滚乐队中演出。但随着他逐渐把事业重心转移到电台主持上，他的演出也逐渐减少。然而，他对作曲的热爱始终如一，他的音乐品味也不拘一格，对音乐有着开放的态度并从众多流派中汲取灵感，这些特点也反映在他的作品中。用他自己的话说：“音乐和旋律对我来说是永不分割的，我相信我多年来接触到的多种风格音乐的'DNA’将继续影响着我的作品。”
专辑录音在线欣赏
大宪章协奏曲
Concerto Magna Carta: I. Sprightly and animated 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning Concerto Magna Carta: II. Tenderly, with expression 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning Concerto Magna Carta: III. Intense and energetic 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning Concerto Magna Carta: Cadenza 音乐： Xuefei Yang - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning 五首浪漫曲
5 Romances: Romance No. 1 'Pastorale' 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning
5 Romances: Romance No. 2 'Dusk' 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning 5 Romances: Romance No. 3 'Elegy' 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning Romance No. 4 - 'Sahara’ for Guitar and String Orchestra 音乐： Xuefei Yang - Romance 5 Romances: Romance No. 5 'El Verano' 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra;Clark Rundell - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning 泪
Lacrimosa for Guitar & Cello 音乐： Xuefei Yang;Johannes Moser - Magna Carta: The Complete Works for Guitar of John Brunning
专辑的英文介绍
This album features the complete works for guitar of British composer and Classic FM radio broadcaster John Brunning, including world-premiere recordings, performed by internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Xuefei Yang. At its heart is the world premiere recording of Concerto Magna Carta, written for Xuefei, and performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Clark Rundell. Xuefei is again joined by the RLPO for Five Romances in new arrangements for guitar and orchestra; and by renowned cellist Johannes Moser for Lacrimosa in a duet for guitar and cello - also premiere recordings for these settings of the material. John writes, 'these pieces were completed between 2007 and 2019, and without consciously seeking to steer clear of the strong Spanish tradition of the classical guitar, I feel there's something essentially English in all this music. I was so pleased that Fei picked up on this when I asked her to contribute a cadenza to the Concerto.' Concerto Magna Carta, is so named because it was completed in 2015, 800 years after the signing of that historic document. The Magna Carta is an iconic British achievement that is recognised around the world, so Xuefei structured her cadenza around well-known folk tunes from the these isles dovetailed with melodies from each movement of the Concerto. It's particularly poignant that one of the folk tunes (Sumer is Icumen in) dates back to the time of the Magna Carta, so the Concerto contains music that would have been familiar to people of that time. The Five Romances : Pastorale; Dusk; Elegy; Sahara; El Verano each evoke a different mood, place, or season made all the more vivid in the settings for guitar and strings. Lacrimosa for guitar and cello is an intensely emotional conversation between the two instruments. Xuefei writes, 'John writes lovely melodies. I have performed his music in concerts across the globe and find that audiences and other musicians enjoy it. When he suggested writing a concerto for me, I thought it would create an opportunity to bring together all his works for guitar, and add to the accessible repertoire for guitar and orchestra.' Xuefei Yang is acclaimed as one of the world's finest classical guitarists. Hailed as a musical pioneer her fascinating journey took her from being the first-ever guitarist in China to enter a music school, to becoming the first internationally recognised Chinese guitarist on the world stage. Xuefei is one of the few guitarists whose artistry connects with audiences far beyond the guitar fraternity. Her international success has led her to be invited to play in more than 50 countries at numerous prestigious venues, and she is frequently invited to play with the world's leading orchestras & artists. Xuefei has made several critically acclaimed recordings for Warner, EMI, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon spanning a wide range of repertoire. Gramophone Magazine praised Xuefei as one of the leading innovators of her generation for continuing to build the guitar repertoire. Xuefei has been based in UK for over twenty years.
