Schubert: Schwanengesang - Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis

Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis conclude their acclaimed Schubert triptych with this revelatory account of Schwanengesang, the third and last of the great Schubert cycles, collected and published after the composer’s death.

Auf dem Strom for tenor, horn & piano, and the gently hopeful song Die Sterne complete the programme.

2nd September 2011

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“Tempos are generally slow and the emotional atmosphere introspective, imbuing even something as superficially cheerful as Ständchen with melancholy. Occasionally, as in Der Atlas, one longs for more power and colour than Padmore’s light bright tenor can authentically provide, but this is a performance of undeniable musical integrity.”