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Wanderer: Songs By Schumann, Killmayer & Mahler [SACD]
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Tenor Christoph Pr gardien has been a strong supporter of instrumental arrangements of lieder accompaniments; for Winterreise alone, he has made recordings with three different instrumental combinations, as well as a traditional version with fortepiano. On this 2011 Challenge Classics album, accompanied by the Nuremburg-based ensembleKONTRASTE, he brings that interest to songs by Schumann, Mahler, and Wilhelm Killmayer. The instrumentations, which include flute, clarinet, string quintet, piano, harmonium, and percussion, are based on the ensemble Schoenberg used in his arrangements of Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, which conclude the album. Marcus Maria Reissenberger's arrangements of 12 Schumann songs and of four movements from Waldszenen open up the piano part with fresh, understated, and idiomatic sonorities. In some songs the change is extremely subtle; in "Mondschaft," for example, the piano part is unchanged, and quiet, sustained string chords provide occasional colorful harmonic support. The songs by Killmayer (born 1927) set to texts by H lderlin are for the most part in a lyrical post-Romantic style; "Griechenland" is an especially lovely, elegiac piece. Pr gardien's voice is warm and colorful, and he has a refreshingly unmannered delivery. He brings a thorough understanding to the songs that's reflected in the subtlety and naturalness of his phrasing. ensembleKONTRASTE performs with elegance and suppleness, making a strong case for the viability of innovative projects like this one. The sound of the SACD is exceptionally clean, realistic, and well-balanced. ~ Stephen Eddins, Rovi

Classical Data

66:40
Vocal
Baroque
Christoph Pr gardien
Germany
Tenor Christoph Pr gardien began his musical education at the Limburg Cathedral Choir School. He went on to study at the Frankfurt Musikhochschule with Martin Gr ndeler, and later with Carla Castellani in Milan, Karlheinz Jarius in Frankfurt, and Alois Treml in Stuttgart. Pr gardien has built up a major reputation as a concert artist, performing the oratorios and passions of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. His repertoire also encompasses the works of 17th century composers Monteverdi, Sch tz, and Purcell, and 20th century composers Britten, Stravinsky, Killmayer, and Rihm. Among the conductors he has performed and recorded with are Br ggen, Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Herreweghe, Hogwood, Jacobs, Koopman, Kuijken, Leonhardt, and Rilling. As an operatic tenor, he has given performances in many major venues, among them London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Montpellier, and Tokyo. His roles have included such characters as Monterverdi's Ulisse, Mozart's Tamino and Don Ottavio, and Rossini's Count Almaviva. His special love is lieder, which he studied at the Frankfurt Musikhochschule in classes with Hartmut H ll. After the great success of his first lieder recordings he embarked on a major recording career. His outstanding achievements as a lieder singer have been acknowledged with numerous awards, such as the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Edison Award, Diapason D'or de l'ann e and the Cannes Classical Award, among others. Pr gardien and Andreas Staier have performed together internationally since 1991, and in 1997 they signed an exclusive contract with Teldec. Their d but album for the label, Schubert's Winterreise, won numerous awards including the Caecilia Prize, the Edison Award, a Diapason d'Or, and a Choc du Monde de la Musique, as well as being chosen for the German Record Critics' Quarterly List. His other favorite piano partner is Michael Gees. Other releases by Pr gardien have included a CD of songs by Beethoven and his contemporaries Nikolaus von Krufft and Franz Lachner, and Brahms' Die sch ne Magelone. ~ All Music Guide, Rovi
Tenor Christoph Pr gardien has been a strong supporter of instrumental arrangements of lieder accompaniments; for Winterreise alone, he has made recordings with three different instrumental combinations, as well as a traditional version with fortepiano. On this 2011 Challenge Classics album, accompanied by the Nuremburg-based ensembleKONTRASTE, he brings that interest to songs by Schumann, Mahler, and Wilhelm Killmayer. The instrumentations, which include flute, clarinet, string quintet, piano, harmonium, and percussion, are based on the ensemble Schoenberg used in his arrangements of Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, which conclude the album. Marcus Maria Reissenberger's arrangements of 12 Schumann songs and of four movements from Waldszenen open up the piano part with fresh, understated, and idiomatic sonorities. In some songs the change is extremely subtle; in "Mondschaft," for example, the piano part is unchanged, and quiet, sustained string chords provide occasional colorful harmonic support. The songs by Killmayer (born 1927) set to texts by H lderlin are for the most part in a lyrical post-Romantic style; "Griechenland" is an especially lovely, elegiac piece. Pr gardien's voice is warm and colorful, and he has a refreshingly unmannered delivery. He brings a thorough understanding to the songs that's reflected in the subtlety and naturalness of his phrasing. ensembleKONTRASTE performs with elegance and suppleness, making a strong case for the viability of innovative projects like this one. The sound of the SACD is exceptionally clean, realistic, and well-balanced. ~ Stephen Eddins, Rovi

Details

Christoph Pregardien & Ensemble Kontraste
Wanderer: Songs By Schumann, Killmayer & Mahler
Classical & Opera
Classical Artists
10 January 2012
Sacd Sacd ~ Discs:1
Challenge ( CHAG )
SACD
72518
608917251821

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