On the weekend, one of my favorite pastimes is to spend the afternoon reading or writing. And I like to do it with a cup of coffee and some music. Like my previous post Weekly Playlist: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, I would like to share with you my favorite afternoon album which is the Fleur de Paris by 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.
This album is full of parisienne atmosphere and can make your afternoon feel like a café in Paris.
每到週末，我最愛的活動是在下午讀一本書或是寫寫文章，當然，不能少了一杯熱咖啡跟背景音樂。
今天要跟你們分享是我最喜歡的午後專輯之一：柏林愛樂12把大提琴 花都巴黎。
這張專輯充滿巴黎風情，可以讓平凡的午後變成彷彿是身處巴黎的咖啡館。
12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (German: Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker) are an all-cello ensemble featuring the cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. It was founded in 1974, since then it has become the most famous and popular chamber orchestra. The Berlin Philharmonic has always been famous with their high quality of sounds and performances, so albums of this 12 Cellists are also with great expectation and satisfaction.
柏林愛樂12把大提琴是由全大提琴組成的室內樂團，成員皆來自柏林愛樂。自從成立於1974年，便是世界最知名的室內樂團之一，加上來自柏林愛樂一向對音質的高品質呈現，柏林愛樂12把大提琴也從未讓樂迷對他們的演出失望，每張專輯都是聽覺的饗宴。
Fleur de Paris
It is interesting that the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic has a story with France. The first members of the 12 Cellists commissioned the French composer Jean Francaix to compose “Aubade”, and “Aubade” was especially made for the 12 Cellists. Therefore, the 12 Cellists chose a series of French pieces for this album.
There were chanson like “Sous le ponts de Paris” and “Sous le ciel de Paris”. There were also classical piano pieces like “Claire de lune” by Debussy and “Pavane pour une infante defunte” by Ravel. And there were the most famous pieces like “La vie en rose” and “Fleur de Paris”. It also adapted the “Figure Humaine” which was originally choral music for the 12 Cellists.
有趣的是，柏林愛樂12把大提琴跟法國有很深的淵源，樂團第一批成員曾經委託法國作曲家 Jean Francaix 為樂團量身製作 “Aubade”。也因此樂團決定製作一張法式音樂的專輯，因此有了這張動聽的花都巴黎。
專輯中有我們法國歌曲 “Sous le ponts de Paris” 與 “Sous le ciel de Paris”；也有經典古典樂名作，德布西的 “Claire de lune” 與拉威爾的 “Pavane pour une infante defunte”；當然也有耳熟能詳的 “La vie en rose” 與 “Fleur de Paris”；另外，原本為合唱曲的 “Figure Humaine” 也被改編為大提琴演奏。
These French music usually gives us a free and romantic impression, while the cellos usually sound deep and steady. However, in this album, the lightness and romance in the French melodies perfectly mix with the deep profoundness of the cellos which makes the music more intriguing and diverse than the original version. It makes the audience feel like having the perfect cup of cappuccino with the dark roasted espresso under the sweet and creamy foam.
These popular and classic French pieces comprise this album of the 12 Cellists. It sounds like sitting in the Paris café under the afternoon sunshine. It also sounds like walking through Montmartre with street artists’ singing. So next time when you want to have an exotic weekend, let this Fleur de Paris make you a parisienne afternoon!
這些法國香頌音樂總是給我們自由與浪漫的形象，這次在大提琴的演奏之下，這些自由與浪漫的旋律與大提琴的深沈與穩重的音色完美結合，讓原本耳熟能詳的曲調變的耳目一新，更加耐人尋味。就像是一杯卡布奇諾，基底是香濃的濃縮咖啡，搭配上甜美豐盈的奶泡，入口後豐富的層次讓人回味無窮。
這些歷久不衰的經典法國曲目在柏林愛樂12把大提琴的演繹中，帶我們造訪了巴黎午後晴空下的咖啡館；帶我們走過蒙馬特、走過街頭藝人多情的歌聲；也給了我們無拘無束的浪漫情懷。
所以，若是你想要享受一個充滿異國風情的愜意午後，就讓 柏林愛樂12把大提琴 花都巴黎 為你創造一個巴黎風的浪漫時刻吧！
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