Schubert: Schwanengesang and songs after Seidl (2008)

Christoph Prégardien's Challenge Classics recording of Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin with pianist Michael Gees was so excellent that one wonders what he could possibly do for an encore. How about Schwanengesang, with his other piano partner Andreas Staier? That's a heck of a good idea; although Prégardien has recorded some selections from Schwanengesang for a one-off Schubert disc done with Gees for Virgin Classics in 1996, unlike Die Schöne Müllerin, Prégardien hasn't recorded the whole cycle before. The disc is ... Read More

Christoph Prégardien's Challenge Classics recording of Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin with pianist Michael Gees was so excellent that one wonders what he could possibly do for an encore. How about Schwanengesang, with his other piano partner Andreas Staier? That's a heck of a good idea; although Prégardien has recorded some selections from Schwanengesang for a one-off Schubert disc done with Gees for Virgin Classics in 1996, unlike Die Schöne Müllerin, Prégardien hasn't recorded the whole cycle before. The disc is intelligently filled out with Schubert's settings of poet Johann Gabriel Seidl, all late and including Schubert's actual last song, "Die Taubenpost." As in Die Schöne Müllerin, Prégardien employs a measure of elective ornamentation in his singing, which has elicited comment and some controversy; if Schubert had intended such details, wouldn't he have written them in? Perhaps, but all of it fits in the vocal line, the ornaments are artfully executed, and it helps add some personality and depth... Read Less

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