Pearl "Opal" 9823
Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) entered the Sistine Chapel in 1883 and became conductor of the Choir in 1898. He is the only castrato to have ever been recorded； he retired in 1913.

The quality of the recording is as one would expect from those years. The music that was recorded is not terribly interesting either. All the composers on the program (except Victoria， Palestrina and Mozart) are 19th century composers. The value of the recording is its uniqueness. The voice is clearly in the soprano range. It is not a great voice， and the technique is either bad or marred by the habits of the time (in particular an abundance of portamento and scoops in the attacks of notes， which can be excruciating). But its timbre is very striking， with the ambiguity that one expects， and it is most intriguing in the high notes.

One should not， however， look at this recording as evidence on the castrati of the 18th century. Moreschi was as far from Farinelli as we are from， say， Rossini. The last castrato to sing on stage， Velutti， had retired 30 years before Moreschi’s birth. As his repertoire and technique show， he belongs to the world of late 19th century religious music， not Baroque opera. Whether due to the recording technique or (more likely) to Moreschi’s own voice， one learns nothing about the phenomenal strength， agility and holding power that were celebrated qualities of operatic castrati. What remains from this recording is a haunting quality of voice that is clearly unlike anything else.

他是最後亦是惟一有錄音的閹人歌手。

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Dudamel在2008英国逍遥音乐节上指挥瑞典国家交响乐团演出布鲁克纳的第九交响曲

RE: 令大家感到最恐惧的曲子！

101deepblue 发表于 2005-06-26 01:08:10

我想听听~这歌怎么样

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Edwin Fischer演奏的贝多芬第四钢琴协奏曲

RE: 令大家感到最恐惧的曲子！

Julian 发表于 2004-02-07 07:28:42

记得有一次听月光奏鸣曲，当时我在老家，深夜，点的是白炽灯，黄黄的那种电灯泡，塞尔金的琴声悠悠忽忽的飘了过来，我的眼睛开始闭起来，头微微的向后仰，开始沉浸在另一个世界，想到过去，想到分离，想到死别，想到爱情，想到生活，想到自己的将来。突然觉得很孤独，死坟一般的孤独，在琴声的催化下，一种令人毛骨悚然的宁静包围了我......

睁开眼睛..... 宁静...... 令人毛骨悚然的宁静......

（修改：Julian 2004-02-07 07:30）

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←花の舞天

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Edwin Fischer演奏的贝多芬《幻想曲》

RE: 令大家感到最恐惧的曲子！

perhaps 发表于 2005-07-18 09:21:45

我们有同感！月光很恐怖！

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perhaps

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Edwin Fischer演奏的贝多芬《皇帝钢琴协奏曲》

RE: 令大家感到最恐惧的曲子！

Alt-tenor 发表于 2004-02-07 07:39:01

Panderewski的Threnos<<广岛受难者挽歌>>，那是一种撕裂神经，粉碎意志，摧残感动......无法形容的摧毁，却又如同幻觉一般的声响......一种竭斯底里的压抑与无法想象的凄厉的冲击......我无法容忍它的暴戾与压抑......但又无法抗拒那种从未在其它音乐里感觉到的变异，畸形，扭曲，崩溃的神秘的快感....

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乐乐

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Edwin Fischer演奏巴赫的十二平均律第二集

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lennon007 发表于 2004-02-07 13:11:20

　　我有一段罗斯特洛波维奇于1966年在莫斯科的演奏录象.
那天是肖氏的60岁生日，也是他的新作第二大提琴协奏曲的首演日.罗斯特洛波维奇担任大提琴主奏.
第三乐章，极其难受，紧张的音符
---枪声，呻咛声一同灌入我的耳膜，令人毛骨悚然.我想肖氏一定描写的是昔日大清洗的恐怖岁月.
罗斯特洛波维奇也被其中过于狰狞，恐慌的旋律所感染，竟然在演奏时惊吓得咬紧牙关，大汗淋漓，全身发抖.
我口才太差，无法准确地描述这种情景，的确是无法想象的.很想把这段珍贵的录象传给大家---当然现在无法实现.

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