Hollywood 給人一般印象是紙醉金迷,其實不然 Hollywood 也是專業人仕薈萃一堂的地方。在當年古典樂盛行時期,全球只有在此和 London 兩地,唱片公司可以立即招兵買馬成立樂團以供錄音用。因為在這 Hollywood 的殘酷叢林中,没有兩把刷子能存活嗎? The Hollywood String Quintet 就是比其它歐洲傳統樂團有過之無不及的頂尖弦樂四重奏。
The Hollywood String Quintet 成立於 1940s 年代是笫一個在美國訓練有素最優秀的紘樂四重奏。團長是 小提琴手 Felix Slatkin,也是位指揮。The Hollywood String Quartet 在 CAPITOL 唱片公司留下了二十多張錄音,其中以當代作家 如 Villa-Lobos ,Walton ,Schoenberg ,Hindemith 的四重奏最是有名,而古典樂浱 Schubert : String Quintet in C major, D956 演奏出自然的風格,尤其慢板顯現甯靜淡泊的意境令人動容。本唱片被評為 ( 企鵝唱片指南三星帶花 ) 實至名歸。
Schubert : String Quintet in C major Op.163, D956
LP-A
I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 13:57
II. Adagio 13:11
LP-B
III. Scherzo (Presto) & Trio (Andante Sostenuto) 8:44
IV. Allegretto 8:37
Kurt Reher ( Cello ),The Hollywood String Quartet
The Hollywood String Quartet (HSQ) was an American string quartet founded by violinist/conductor Felix Slatkin and his wife cellist Eleanor Aller. The Hollywood String Quartet is considered to be the first American-born and trained classical music chamber group to make an international impact, mainly through its landmark recordings.[1] These recordings have long been regarded as among the most outstanding recorded performances of the string quartet repertoire
Kurt Reher :
American cellist, born 5 February 1913 in Hamburg, Germany and died in July 1976 in Thousand Oaks, California, United States.
本唱片 CD :
好萊塢弦樂四重奏演奏勳伯格、舒伯特作品
勳伯格Schoenberg:
昇華之夜Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
舒伯特Schubert:
C大調弦樂五重奏,D956,String Quintet in C major, D956
Alvin Dinkin, Kurt Reher
好萊塢弦樂四重奏The Hollywood String Quartet