Dreams of an Chinese Opera 2 粉墨是梦2_ CD

粉墨是梦2 Dreams of an Chinese Opera 2 _ CD

高品质发烧 CD   HiFi Magnificent Music CD

瑞鸣音乐出品  Rhymoi Music

雅集俊扮皆成剧  拂弦弄箫总关情

《粉墨是梦》续集再度光芒四射

十剧种名段变身乐曲完美呈现

中华民乐水乳交融西洋管弦

姜克美 赵家珍 常静 张顺翔

华乐名家才情洋溢倾心献演

国交爱乐廿四国手无瑕演绎

亚洲顶级录音师李小沛精湛录制

德国全程后期制作

瑞鸣音乐又一力作

依旧瑞鸣音乐，依旧叶云川制作，依旧孟庆华改编，依旧十个剧种十唱段，依旧“逗胡琴洞箫唱念春色满园，听丝竹管弦吟咏风月无边”。在京、昆、粤、黄梅、越五大剧种而外，专辑又挑选吉剧、秦腔、花鼓戏、吕剧、潮剧的传世名段，以深沉浩瀚的管弦语汇交融细腻个性的民乐精髓，传神描绘戏曲旋律的妍美音容和古典境界。

同是戏曲选段，各以旋律优美见长，在专辑中却少有面目雷同之感。极具地域特色的原剧种主奏乐器，在弦乐翻涌和民乐帮衬的背景上，一枝独秀却又水乳交融。在上辑中令人击掌叹妙的乐器对答，在本辑中运用得更加淋漓尽致：二胡在越剧《梁山伯与祝英台》中和古筝十八相送猜心猜口，又在花鼓戏《刘海砍樵》中与唢呐扮小夫妻你侬我侬；黄梅戏《牛郎织女》则由秀美琵琶和清啭竹笛互通心款，秦腔《火焰驹》则用明亮的马骨胡和高亢的唢呐，回环问答出大开大阖的西北风情。

名手绘丹青，意浓态远淑且真。昆曲《玉簪记》一段清风徐来波澜暗涌的“琴挑”，在赵家珍那张千年古琴的弦间妩媚重生，天姿惊人。杜聪的笛箫染绿了粤剧《帝女花》的情致，也浸润了京剧《霸王别姬·三家店》的肃凉月色。常静的古筝玲珑典雅，张顺翔的京胡峭拔嶙峋，以及姜克美、邓建栋两位名传中外的胡琴国手，俱是一身绝技倾情往，十分心血演奇乐；更加之国交及爱乐二十四位演奏家的无瑕演奏，整张专辑曳身转眸皆动人的千姿万妙方得以完美展现。

The result was an international success! Listeners and reviewers, who never imagined listening to Chinese Opera and LIKING it, were captivated by the sensitive, colorful orchestrations. Meng Qing Hua’s arrangements were brought to life by some of China’s greatest living instrumental virtuosos – artists who knew the music in its original form and who through their artistry could convey the nuance of every (unsung) word – making new friends for Chinese opera around the globe.

Traditionalists may object that such an approach to Chinese opera dilutes its “purity”, that Chinese Opera without SINGING is not Chinese Opera. Or that western instruments are incapable to accurately expressing the nuance of Chinese music. For those listeners, there will always be the recordings and films of Mei Lanfang, Yan Huizhu, Ma Lianliang, but for those listeners wishing to penetrate the “mysteries” of Chinese opera, not merely as an historic artifact but as a living tradition, “Dream of an Opera” is the perfect invitation. If Bach can be played on the Guzheng, than certainly the beauty and immortal qualities of Chinese Opera can withstand the addition of a few western instruments!