This post would be more appropriate on a "gworks - 'new' german classical music" blog...
I of course know of Franz Schubert. And Kai Schumacher is on my Spotify favorite artists list. This new release combines both in a way I haven't yet comprehended:
Kai Schumacher: "For me, the Schubert Lieder are among the most beautiful music of the 19th century. However, for me, the immediacy of the songs is lost in classical recitals. It is often too artificial for me. The classical singer embodies a role on stage - perfect intonation and fidelity to the work are often more important than feeling and intention. I have always been curious about how it sounds when someone approaches it in a completely unaffected way, without classical etiquette, and makes the songs his own without bias. This singer actually had to be Gisbert zu Knyphausen from the beginning... I also wanted to maintain this fine line between classical standards and respect for the original on the one hand, and very personal and contemporary interpretation on the other. So neither neo-romantic kitsch, nor smooth crossover pop." Neue Meister Music
The recording is distinctive and stretches my definition of "Schubertian."
