Christoph Prégardien / Ressenyes

In this new evening of the CNDM's Lied Cycle at the La Zarzuela Theater, he was in charge of giving life to the young lover Christoph Prégardien, who interpreted it with the voice for which it was originally written, that of tenor, this time lyrical-light, which allows us to listen as a youthful character does not always, who lives without the slightest distance his love affair with the miller who he ignores it, while pouring into the stream –also on the flowers and the stars– some newly released feelings, rushed to the bottom. In a somewhat paradoxical way, Prégardien's school and style stem from a rigorous classicism: attention to detail, flawless phrasing, middle voices, sustained and extended notes, crisp singing line, exquisitely polished articulations, dramatic contrasts internalized in pure singing ... A whole lesson in technique, extremely sophisticated, put at the service of a charmingly simple character, without the slightest fold,singing , expressing the wealth of emotions that overwhelms him from the first Lied , which defines it in five stanzas that require a wide variety of nuances, until the long, almost endless final farewell. The two musicians offered two tips, something rare in recitals dedicated to a single song cycle: a beautiful version of El tilo and the very impressive Holy Night , with which Prégardien demonstrated his sensitivity and celebrated his return to the stage.