Recording information:
Interpr.: Jonas Kaufmann, tenor. Helmut Deutsch, piano. - Aufn.: Grünwald, August Everding Saal, October 22 - 27, 2013.
Footnote:
P 2014
Dt. gesungen. - Text des Beih. und Gesangstexte dt., engl. und franz
Description:
So glamourös sich die Karriere von Jonas Kaufmann auch entwickelt hat - von Jubel umrauscht und von Fanclubs gefeiert, gehört er zu den wenigen Hollywood-Stars der Opern-Szene -, die Basis dafür liefern eine exzellente Gesangstechnik und Kaufmanns große Ausdruckskraft. Er ist dabei ein echter Künstler, der tief in die Musik eindringt und jedes Wort, jede Note gestaltet. So gelingt ihm eine stimmige Interpretation von Schuberts Meisterwerk, die berührt. „Jonas Kaufmann has sung enough Lieder in Britain now for us not to be surprised at how a tenor with such a thrillingly operatic voice, who seems to take every challenge he encounters in the opera house so comfortably in his stride, can scale down his sound to the intimate dimensions of a recital hall so convincingly. There are plentiful examples of that artistry in his Winterreise, especially of his perfectly judged pianissimo singing and apparently infinite range of shading, while pianist Helmut Deutsch provides tactful support. But it's still all just a bit too theatrical, as if Kaufmann can't help turning every song into a psychodrama, and feels obliged to extract the maximum intensity from every bar. Each number is compelling, but neither the sense of a cycle, nor the physical and psychological narrative that Schubert depicts so vividly, is ever really felt. There's something matter-of-factly beautiful about it all, and crucially, profoundly unmoving, too. Der Leiermann, the final song, brings no sense of closure, just a last self-contained demonstration of Kaufmann's finesse“ (Guardian)