[天籁声线]Thomas Otten

专辑介绍

Thomas Otten 在2000年推出Close toSilence,此专辑曾在全球引起极大凡响,高居古典新世纪音乐榜数周冠军。

拥有一副天籁般的声线的ThomasOtten，走上歌唱的历程略带偶然。年青时想成为生物学家的他，曾在会所里面演奏钢琴，为其他歌手伴奏。当他偶尔在几间酒吧客串开腔后，他地同僚终于说服他改弦易辙，正式成为易名歌者。受命运眷顾的他随年龄的增长而失去童声的高音，反而徒添了成人的厚实音域。他女高音式的男声，能轻而易举地扣动每一名听众地心弦。

为了进一步把女高音的优雅和男中音的浑厚完美结合，ThomasOtten不惜花费十年时间，刻苦研习从巴洛克音乐、格里高得圣歌到现代音乐的各种唱法。在曲作家JeanneJoulain和FredericMomont的鼎力协助下，这种本应只该天上有的美妙嗓音终于得以完美地呈现在我们面前。2000年ThomasOtten推出专辑《Close toSilence》,在全球引起极大凡响,高居古典新世纪音乐榜数周冠军。

在看见介绍之前，听见这首歌曲任谁都不敢相信这是一首由男性演唱的歌。实在太完美了，几乎没有一丝缺陷，无论音质还是唱腔，还是柔软处的转折，还是高亢时的激荡，嗓音总是处理得不温不火、游刃有余。称这样的嗓子为天籁之声几乎没有人会说不吧。


This album is a curious surprise. The countertenor voice is aninstrument that is rarely written for in this era, and just asrarely heard. To find it at the center fo an album that isthoroughly modern, and possibly even popular is to experience astrange moment of dislocation, as something old is used to evokesomething contemporary. Frederic Momont is the composer of a set ofpieces that are hard to pin down, and Thomas Otten is the chosenvoice.

Working with Otten are classical elements as well as electronic.You will hear instrument samples, piano violins, cello and the truesoprano voice of Caroline Mutel. Otten’s voice itself has afragile melancholy sweetness to it that can haunt the listener,blending with Mutel’s crystalline sound occasionally to provide afascinating contrast.

Momont’s music is easy going and melodic, very much a vehicle forOtten’s work with nary a touch of conflict between the two. Thepieces alternate between classical texts such as Ombra Mai Fu and aPetrarch Sonnet to curious sets of syllables as in Close To Silenceas well as verses by Momont. All this makes for an album that couldbe perceived very serious music or as polished background music.Very likeable in any case.