Eternity

Eternity樂隊由離開sweetbox的主唱Jade和製作人Geo組成。

2009年,Eternity正式發布了首張專輯《Eternity》。

在經歷了一個輝煌的十年後，Eternity 接替了流行結合古典這個構想的權杖並把它帶到一個新的高度。起初這個特別的構想是由GEO於90年代發起的。

在1999年隨著EVERYTHING's GONNA這首歌的大熱而取得極大地成功，JADE VILLALON的聲音特質完美的詮釋了這首歌。之後陸續的推出了For The Lonely,Cinderella,Read My Mind,Life Is Cool,Liberty,Somewhere,Hate Without Frontiers,Testimony，Lacrimosa，Addicted一系列膾炙人口的歌曲。從1999到2009的十年間，經歷了sweetbox時期無數經典的歌曲和2張單飛專輯及歌曲的改編混合和演唱會的洗禮后，Jade & Geo希望能夠回歸本源，用Jade完美的嗓音和Geo觸動人心的音樂再次將古典樂主題結合起來，而這次他們設定了更高的標準：賦予每首歌一個古典樂主題。

曲目簡介：

01.優美的『Wonderful World』「美妙天地」〖取材於帕海貝爾《卡農》,舒緩悠揚的旋律激起我們對生活的無限熱愛〗

02.靈動的『Love』「真愛」〖取材於帕海貝爾《卡農》,歡快靈動的節奏讓聽者渴望尋覓真愛〗

03.節奏的『Vanity』「罪愛虛榮」〖取材於柴可夫斯基《一號鋼琴協奏曲》,運用名牌的羅列反映虛容心之浮華〗

04.歡快的『I Will』「我願意」〖取材於維瓦爾第《四季·春曲》,活潑俏皮的演唱闡述愛情與婚姻的關聯〗

05.深情的『Worth It All』「一切都值得」〖取材於普契尼《今夜無人入睡》,感人至深的曲調折射出深愛的光芒〗

06.恢弘的『Change The World』「改變世界」〖取材於戈爾德《出埃及記》，恢弘的引曲為歌曲營造大氣磅礴的基調〗

07.唯美的『How Far』「多遠」〖取材於格里格《索爾維格之歌》，唯美的歌聲勾勒出深遠的歌曲意境〗

08.宣洩的『Damn』「可惡」〖取材於阿爾比諾尼《G小調柔板》，低沉的獨白引出情緒的痛快宣洩〗

09.陰鬱的『No Apologies』「毫無歉意」〖取材於韓德爾《薩拉邦德變奏曲》，陰鬱的伴奏配以整齊的節拍烘托歌者的決心〗

10.舞感的『Only Human』「只是人」〖取材于格里格《晨曲》，悠遠的晨曲結束轉瞬進入不同的氛圍〗

11.悠長的『So Deep』「深夜」〖取材於肖邦《離別》，內心的黑暗使歌者忘卻了光明的美好〗

12.纏綿的『You Smile』「當你微笑」〖取材於帕海貝爾《卡農》，暗戀或許有一種失落與幸福並存的味道〗

13.感懷的『Hello Goodbye』「嗨！拜!」〖取材於莫扎特《小夜曲》，是否再見后殘餘的只有無盡的感傷〗

14.寧靜的『Broken Lullaby』「破碎的搖籃曲」〖取材於薩蒂《裸體歌舞》，清澈的配樂使歌曲凸顯寧靜安逸之感〗

Song&Classical Info

ADDITIONAL INFO about PACHELBEL

Johann Pachelbel (*1653 ~ 1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era. Pachelbel's work enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime; he had many pupils and his music became a model for the composers of south and central Germany. Today, Pachelbel is best known for the CANON in D major, the only canon he wrote, a piece of chamber music scored for three violins and basso continuo and originally paired with a gigue in the same key; it is one of the most recognised and famous baroque compositions.

ADDITIONAL INFO about Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (? 1840 – 1893??) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, several symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.

ADDITIONAL INFO about Puccini

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)

was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. Some of his arias, such as "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi, "Che gelida manina" from La bohème, and "Nessun dorma" from Turandot have become part of popular culture.“Nessun dorma” (English: No one shall sleep) is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera.

ADDITIONAL INFO about H?ndel

Georg Friedrich H?ndel (1685 – 1759)

was an English Baroque composer of German birth who is famous for his operas, oratorios, and concerti grossi. His life and music may justly be described as "cosmopolitan". He was born in Germany, trained in Italy, and spent most of his life in England. Born in Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, he settled in England in 1712, becoming a naturalized subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque era, as well as the English composer Henry Purcell, H?ndel's music became well-known to many composers, incl. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

H?ndel's compositions include 42 operas; 29 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous arias; chamber music; a large number of ecumenical pieces; odes and serenatas; and sixteen organ concerti. His most famous work, the Messiah oratorio with its "Hallelujah" chorus, is among the most popular works in choral music and has become a centerpiece of the Christmas season.

In music, the sarabande (It., sarabanda) is a dance in triple metre. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of crotchets and minims in alternation. The crotchets are said to have corresponded with dragging steps in the dance. Although H?ndel wrote many sarabande movements, the one included as the fourth movement in his Keyboard suite in D minor for solo harpsichord achieved mmense popularity when an orchestrated version was used by Stanley Kubrick for his 1975 film Barry Lyndon. Later, Brian De Palma featured the same orchestration as the overture for his 2007 film Redacted. Also, in another direct reference to Barry Lyndon, Michael Winterbottom included this sarabande in A Cock and Bull Story in a new arrangement by Michael Nyman.

ADDITIONAL INFO about Grieg

Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)

was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes "Morning Mood" starting the first suite and Solveig's Song, the last part of 2nd suite), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.

Ibsen asked Edvard Grieg to compose incidental music for the play. Grieg composed a score that plays approximately ninety minutes. Grieg himself declared that it was easier to make music "out of his own head" than strictly following suggestions made by Ibsen. For instance, Ibsen wanted music that would characterize the "international" friends in the fourth act, by melding the said national anthems (Norwegian, Swedish, German, French and English). Reportedly, Grieg did not have the right temperament for this task.

專輯曲目: 01. Wonderful World (Canon in D Major by Pachelbel)

02. Love (Canon in D Major by Pachelbel)

03. Vanity (First Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky)

04. I Will (Spring from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi)

05. Worth It All (Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Puccini)

06. Change The World (Exodus by Ernest Gold)

07. How Far (Solveig's Song by Grieg)

08. Damn (Adagio in G Minor by Albinoni)

09. No Apologies (Sarabande Keyboard Suite in D Minor by Handel)

10. Only Human (Morning Mood by Grieg)

11. So Deep (Tristesse (Etude Op.10 No.3 in E Major by Chopin)

12. You Smile (Canon in D Major by Pachelbel)

13. Hello Goodbye (Gran Partita by Mozart)

14. Broken Lullaby (The Gymnopedies by Eric Satie)

起初這個特別的構想是由GEO於90年代發起的。在1999年隨著《Everything's Gonna》這首歌的大熱而取得極大地成功，Jade Villalon的聲音特質完美的詮釋了這首歌。之後陸續的推出了《For The Lonely》，《Cinderella》，《Read My Mind》，《Life Is Cool》，《Liberty》，《Somewhere》，《Hate Without Frontiers》，《Testimony》，《Lacrimosa》，《Addicted》一系列膾炙人口的歌曲。

Jade說：“我們為熱愛古典和羅曼蒂克的歌迷專註製作了這張特別的專輯。我們的音樂每年都給人們帶來不同的東西，而我們流行結合古典風格的影響依舊強烈。我想每當一個組合或歌手有所改變時，人們總是會擔心他們將失去從前喜歡的音樂。我希望這張專輯能夠讓歌迷輕鬆地放下這些憂慮。我知道我們的音樂多年來對歌迷意味著什麼，但是在Sweetbox之後Geo和我都需要一些喘息的空間和時間為我們的音樂和生活探索一個新的方向。今年是一個恰當的時機，我們的心已經歸位，終於在2年後為熱切盼望的歌迷帶來了這張專輯”。

許多事情都會改變，但有些東西依舊永恆不變。音樂是永恆和獨一無二的，它能夠振奮人心，是鼓舞我們繼續前進的動力。音樂能帶你穿越時間，找到自我的心靈歸宿。它總是能讓你的腦子浮現美好的記憶，修補你受傷的心靈。莫扎特，巴赫，維瓦爾第，帕赫貝爾這些大師的經典之作為這個世界帶來永恆的旋律，感動和洗禮著一代又一代的人。Eternity ∞的新專輯《Eternity》正是希望能夠讓這些傑作引以為豪。