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Beaucoup se souviennent du premier S&M (Symphony and Metallica) paru en 1999, les Four Horsemen y reprenaient leurs plus grands classiques avec l’Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco. Cette première itération était dirigée par Michael Kamen et avait été saluée autant par la critique que par les fans. La demande pour une seconde expérience du même acabit était énorme et est enfin devenue réalité en 2019. Dirigés cette fois-ci par Michael Tilson Thomas, l’Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco et Metallica proposent une vision plus épurée que celle choisie par Kamen vingt ans plus tôt. Au lieu d’ajouter de nombreuses couches de cuivres et de cordes comme l’avait fait Kamen, Tilson Thomas utilise vraiment l’orchestre dans le but de soutenir la musique des Californiens plutôt que de l’envelopper, conservant ainsi la sève des morceaux originaux, qui gagnent en intensité. Nous sommes vraiment face à une union entre deux univers et le sentiment de superposition du premier S&M disparaît.
L’ouverture sur Ecstacy of Gold (Ennio Morricone) est grandiloquente et permet d’introduire l’instrumental Call of Ktulu avec une maestria presque jubilatoire. Metallica ne se prive pas non plus de s’aventurer dans des terres plus acoustiques (le groupe devenant de plus en plus enclin à revisiter ses morceaux dans des tonalités différentes) laissant James Hetfield et l’orchestre nous transporter dans une ambiance presque aérienne comme sur All Within My Hands.
Pas seulement dans un rôle de faire-valoir, l’Orchestre de San Francisco met Metallica à son service pour des interprétations pertinentes et agréables de la Suite scythe de Serge Prokofiev (Tchoujbog et La Danse des esprits noirs) et The Iron Foundry Opus 19 (Alexander Mosolov). D’excellents choix qui parviennent à saisir à la gorge, à transmettre une ambiance des plus étonnantes. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth, instrumental composé et joué à l’origine par le regretté bassiste Cliff Burton, est ici repris par le contrebassiste Scott Pingel, seul, pour ce qui est le plus grand moment de ce concert.
On peut regretter que Metallica n’ait pas omis certains classiques qui se prêtent moins à l’exercice, pour se laisser totalement aller à une proposition logique et plus profonde. S&M 2 surprend et émeut mais frustre aussi parfois. Les Four Horsemen semblent déterminés à vouloir emmener leur catalogue dans des directions surprenantes et se faire plaisir tout en nous faisant plaisir. On se demande bien où sera la limite, et c’est tant mieux. © Maxime Archambaud/Qobuz
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Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ennio Morricone, ComposerLyricist - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Dave Mustaine, ComposerLyricist - Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cliff Burton, ComposerLyricist - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cliff Burton, ComposerLyricist - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
DISQUE 2
San Francisco Symphony, MainArtist - Michael Tilson Thomas, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony, MainArtist - Michael Tilson Thomas, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Alexander Mosolov, Composer - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Rock, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Avi Vinocur, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cliff Burton, ComposerLyricist - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Scott Pingel, Double Bass, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cliff Burton, ComposerLyricist - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Robert Trujillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Fidelman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Kamen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Gossman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lyn Killion, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hetfield, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kirk Hammett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lars Ulrich, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Coughlin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Joe Bowers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metallica, MainArtist - Kent Matcke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edwin Outwater, Conductor, Musical Director
℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
Chronique
Beaucoup se souviennent du premier S&M (Symphony and Metallica) paru en 1999, les Four Horsemen y reprenaient leurs plus grands classiques avec l’Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco. Cette première itération était dirigée par Michael Kamen et avait été saluée autant par la critique que par les fans. La demande pour une seconde expérience du même acabit était énorme et est enfin devenue réalité en 2019. Dirigés cette fois-ci par Michael Tilson Thomas, l’Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco et Metallica proposent une vision plus épurée que celle choisie par Kamen vingt ans plus tôt. Au lieu d’ajouter de nombreuses couches de cuivres et de cordes comme l’avait fait Kamen, Tilson Thomas utilise vraiment l’orchestre dans le but de soutenir la musique des Californiens plutôt que de l’envelopper, conservant ainsi la sève des morceaux originaux, qui gagnent en intensité. Nous sommes vraiment face à une union entre deux univers et le sentiment de superposition du premier S&M disparaît.
L’ouverture sur Ecstacy of Gold (Ennio Morricone) est grandiloquente et permet d’introduire l’instrumental Call of Ktulu avec une maestria presque jubilatoire. Metallica ne se prive pas non plus de s’aventurer dans des terres plus acoustiques (le groupe devenant de plus en plus enclin à revisiter ses morceaux dans des tonalités différentes) laissant James Hetfield et l’orchestre nous transporter dans une ambiance presque aérienne comme sur All Within My Hands.
Pas seulement dans un rôle de faire-valoir, l’Orchestre de San Francisco met Metallica à son service pour des interprétations pertinentes et agréables de la Suite scythe de Serge Prokofiev (Tchoujbog et La Danse des esprits noirs) et The Iron Foundry Opus 19 (Alexander Mosolov). D’excellents choix qui parviennent à saisir à la gorge, à transmettre une ambiance des plus étonnantes. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth, instrumental composé et joué à l’origine par le regretté bassiste Cliff Burton, est ici repris par le contrebassiste Scott Pingel, seul, pour ce qui est le plus grand moment de ce concert.
On peut regretter que Metallica n’ait pas omis certains classiques qui se prêtent moins à l’exercice, pour se laisser totalement aller à une proposition logique et plus profonde. S&M 2 surprend et émeut mais frustre aussi parfois. Les Four Horsemen semblent déterminés à vouloir emmener leur catalogue dans des directions surprenantes et se faire plaisir tout en nous faisant plaisir. On se demande bien où sera la limite, et c’est tant mieux. © Maxime Archambaud/Qobuz
À propos
- 2 disque(s) - 22 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:23:27
- Artistes principaux : Metallica San Francisco Symphony
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Blackened Recordings - Universal Music
- Genre : Metal
© 2020 Blackened Recordings Inc. ℗ 2019 Blackened Recordings Inc. and San Francisco Symphony
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