Search - Franz Schubert, John W. Duarte, Konrad Ragossnig :: Schubert: Die schone Mullerin D.795 (arranged for voice and guitar by Ragossnig and Duarte)

Original, intimate and tender

Ian Parsons | St Leonards, Victoria Australia | 02/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I should point out from the outset that I tend to be something of a purist with music and so, as a rule, any adaptation of the composer's original goes against the grain for me. But this adaptation for voice and guitar is really so utterly convincing, so seductively intimate and tender, that it really is worth a hearing, and many more hearings after that. The guitar accompaniment is astonishingly loyal to Schubert's piano original,and Peter Schreier sings as if he is there, whispering the story to you and no one else. My favourite version of this cycle will still probably be Ian Bostridge with Graham Johnson at the piano and also the Brigitte Fassbaender version with Aribert Reimann. But this original and unique version will always be a treasure, too."