The album is opened with a lovely yet rarely recorded duet from
“Spanisches Liederspiel” (Op.74), where Prégardien is joined by Soprano
Sandrine Piau. A short Romance by Clara is then played expertly by Eric
Le Sage, then more duets by husband and wife, all lovely performed,
until we get to Dichterliebe. This prologue to the Op. 48 cycle works
very well, preparing the listener to the world of love, anguish and hope
the famous group of songs entails.
Prégardien uses the new Bärenreiter edition to the Dichterliebe,
which puts into question few phrasings, markings and, most of all, the
decision to omit several songs from the cycle, supposedly due to a
request made by the first publisher. Happily, Prégardien and Le Sage
don’t bite, and keet the masterful flow of the original 16 songs.
Nonetheless, Prégardien not only incorporates some of the new editorial
recommendations, but also adds a little of his own. In the first song of
the set, as an example, the tenor ornaments with small grace notes on
repeated phrases. They are eloquently done, though listeners will have
to decide if they truly add to the experience or call attention to
themselves. Small surprises can be undoubtedly delightful, though, as
when Piau joins for the “Ich liebe dich!” (“I love you”) calling in
“Wenn ich in deine Augen seh”.
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