Sunday, May 19, 2019

Concert: Iestyn Davies + Thomas Dunford - England's Orpheus (05/19/2019)

05/19/2019
First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA

Amazing and sublime concert by countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.

Davies和Dunford主要演奏的曲目為Dowland, Purcell, 以及Handel的歌曲。三位都一度被尊稱為The English Orpheus (Handel歸化為英國人)。原本對Davies歌聲的印象是清純而平淡,但這場音樂會打破這個成見。有可能是年輕Dunford的推波助瀾,平時哀傷的Dowland也化為悲憤。該自加的裝飾音不在話下,但帶有intensity的演出,真的讓人為之一亮。

兩首安可曲,皆是改編曲,第一首Vaughan Williams的Orpheus with His Lute,不用鋼琴,改用真的lute。第二首更妙,Eric Clapton的Tears in Heaven,lute代替吉他,用古樂假聲唱腔。Thomas Dunford有媒體稱他為「lute上的Eric Clapton」,那就順水推舟來表演Clapton吧!誰說古樂就不能彈奏改編現代曲目的?!


Iestyn Davies, countertenor


Thomas Dunford, lutenist

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