Mark Padmore has a light tenor that occasionally brings Peter Pears to mind, but his voice is more timbrally attractive, and he doesn't have the hootiness that sometimes marked Pears' performances. His performance of Winterreise doesn't rank a place on the short list of the greatest recordings of the piece, but it is very fine. Padmore's interpretations are always thoughtful and intelligent; he gets at the poet's and the composer's meanings with sensitivity and insight. His is not a safe, middle-of-the-road approach; he ...
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Mark Padmore has a light tenor that occasionally brings Peter Pears to mind, but his voice is more timbrally attractive, and he doesn't have the hootiness that sometimes marked Pears' performances. His performance of Winterreise doesn't rank a place on the short list of the greatest recordings of the piece, but it is very fine. Padmore's interpretations are always thoughtful and intelligent; he gets at the poet's and the composer's meanings with sensitivity and insight. His is not a safe, middle-of-the-road approach; he takes the fast songs at more of a clip than most, and the slower songs are more expansive. His variant tempos are not exaggerated, though, and frequently offer subtly fresh perspectives on the songs. He also applies the principle of extremes to volume, with barely whispered pianissimos and explosive fortissimos. Here, the results are not as consistently positive. When Padmore is singing at his quietest, the effect is exceptionally lovely, as in the opening to "Wasserflut" and in the...
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