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"... a very satisfying and substantial recital ... sound is realistic, doing full justice to the piano as well as the voice ..." - MusicWeb International "Christoph Prégardien is still one of the finest, most thoughtful Lieder singers active today and this new recital ... is a typically considered affair ... what becomes immediately clear is that the tenor, though his voice has lost some of its honeyed bloom with the passing of the years, is a master of marshalling his still considerable resources ... the artistry is never in doubt ... superlative support from Julius Drake. Well captured in a wide, realistic sonic picture, Drake is responsive and intelligent, his playing full of detail but never stealing the limelight ... masterful performances of which leave you in no doubt that this is a song recital of considerable stature." - Gramophone Tenor Christoph Prégardien is accompanied by Julius Drake at the piano on nine Schubert songs set to words by Saxon poet Ernst Schulze with an additional eight songs set to lyrics by other poets. These songs of loss, alienation and obsessive longing are among Schubert’s most powerful and poignant, with Auf der Bruck and Im Frühling becoming recital favourites.