Voyage d’hiver au pied des Pyrénées : Michael Gees et Christoph Prégardien

By Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 15 January 2017

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“il rend le moindre mot intelligible, respectant à la lettre l’idée originelle du compositeu”

Reviewed at Centre Méridien: Le Parvis, Ibos on 13 January 2017

Schubert, Winterreise (W. Müller), D.911

Christoph Prégardien, Tenor

Michael Gees, Piano

Julia Kleiter at the Schubertiade

Sarah Batschelet, 26th August

German soprano Julia Kleiter is among singers of unparalleled talents who are participating in this years “jubilee cycle” of Schubert songs at the renowned Schubertiade.

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Festive Bach at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 15th December

Christoph Prégardien joins Il Gardellino on tour in Amsterdam with Bach's four of the cantatas from the Christmas Oratorio.

***11

Spacious Schubert from Prégardien

Katy Wright, 19th October

Christoph Prégardien's spacious account of Die Schone Mullerin displayed his characteristically radiant sound and instinctive musicality, but was marred by flaws as the song cycle progressed.

***11

Evocative Singing from Christoph Prégardien at Wigmore Hall

Nahoko Gotoh, 30th April

Lieder recitals at the Wigmore Hall are usually very popular, so I was quite surprised at the number of empty seats at Monday’s BBC Lunchtime Concert by the distinguished tenor Christoph Prégardien and Christoph Schnackertz.

****1

The Passion According to St John - Boston Symphony Orchestra

Susan Blood, 21st April

I took my nephew, a vocal arts student, to see Bach's Passion According to St. John partially so he could experience Boston Symphony and partially to introduce him to choral music – which is some of my favorite. I hadn't been to Symphony Hall since my childhood and was glad to see nothing had changed. One has the sense that generations have passed through the hall in a continuous flow.

Au Musée d'Orsay, Christoph Prégardien chante le poète Schumann

Clara Leonardi, 24th March

Accompagné par son complice Julius Drake, Christoph Prégardien déclame les lieder de Schumann avec l'aisance d'un comédien. Une lecture fascinante d'un classique intemporel !

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Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer

Maître de conférences en histoire ancienne à l'Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Arnaud enseigne également à l'Université Toulouse II et à l'Institut National Universitaire d'Albi. Passionné de musique, violoniste et pianiste, il a poursuivi en parallèle de ses études en histoire un cursus au Conservatoire de Toulouse et y a obtenu plusieurs prix. Ses recherches portent sur l’histoire des religions antiques et notamment sur l’utilisation de la musique dans le cadre des cultes polythéistes.