Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear)
Artist Vangelis
Album Title Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear)
Date of Release Mar 11, 1997
Genre Electronica
Tones Detached, Hypnotic, Wintry, Calm/Peaceful, Reflective, Ethereal, Smooth
Styles Neo-Classical, Progressive Electronic
Time 74:56
对喜欢范吉利斯的乐迷来说,《范吉利斯的肖像》有极高的收藏价值,它辑入的15首乐曲几乎把范吉利斯最为人称道的作品涵盖在内。 Track 1《给一位不知道的人》出自1977年的专辑《螺旋》,在次年获得了“国际器乐作品新闻奖”,电子音乐广阔的空间感发挥得淋漓尽致,旋律祥和回旋,不断地反复递进式地烘托出情境的发展,4分08秒时加入军鼓乐团雄壮整齐的节奏是神来之笔,音乐在这种强烈的对比下达到高潮。Track 9《喜马拉雅》是专辑《中国》中的曲子,当年专辑出版时引起轰动,藉此“范吉利斯之声”得以确立,电子合成器模拟出古琴和竹笛的吹奏,东方情调呼之欲出,幻彩千条的电子音效似在描绘喜马拉雅山脉雄伟壮丽、险峻峭拔的景观,Track 14《烈火战车》曾在1981年获得奥斯卡最佳电影配乐奖,同名电影首开使用电子合成器表现主题内容之先河,火车由远而近的模拟音响和车轮运行节拍巧妙地安排在音乐中,想必大家对它都已经很熟悉了。 范吉利斯的音乐有一种优雅、感伤的共性。录音师对人工残响的添加和各种乐器的音响控制得很好,突出了良好的空间感和层次深度,电子合成器透明的音质丝毫不使人觉得庸俗,反而增添了人性的光辉,或许这就是范吉利斯的音乐大受发烧友喜爱的主要因素。
Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) is a set of 15 pieces covering approximately 20 years of Vangelis' career. He is, undoubtedly, the most commercial electronic musician ever. He has recorded dozens of major motion picture soundtracks and dozens of delightful albums. This CD is an accurate cross section of those efforts. Vangelis is a brilliant musician. One of the major events of his career, however, was his unfortunate pairing with Jon Anderson, the vocalist from Yes. Anderson's high-pitched falsetto is an excellent compliment for that band's progressive rock & roll. As the accompaniment for the deep atmospheres and sequences of Vangelis' soundscapes, however, Anderson's vocals are grating and irritating. So, about two-thirds of this disc is excellent; one-third of it is a throwaway. — Jim Brenholts