Brazil

《Brazil》是艾班弦乐四重奏的最新专辑，而作品所强调的重点在于「融合」。法国佬玩巴西音乐不是不行，而是怎样玩出与众不同的风味！所以他们邀请了擅长Bossa Nova(甚至曾潜心修炼葡萄牙语)的美国爵士歌手Stacey Kent 加入，老字号的法国歌星Bernard Lavilliers 也来助阵，更别提巴西在地的合唱团与弦乐团，目的就在于「玩出新鲜好玩的巴西音乐」！ On this latest album from the Ébène Quartet, it's Brazil as you've never heard it before. Following their acclaimed Jazz/rock/pop fusion album Fiction (one of NPR's Top Albums, all genres 2011), the Ébène Quartet have made a mixture of bossa nova and samba, shaken up into an intoxicating cocktail of rhythms and melodies from a diverse range of cultures, countries, and musical traditions. Music includes the score from Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil, Argentinian tango, and numbers by a variety of song writers such as Stevie Wonder, Sting, and Charlie Chaplin. Joining the Ébène Quartet to add even more spice to an already stellar album are French singer-songwriter Bernard Lavilliers and the stylish American jazz singer Stacey Kent.