C 934 191I had enormous respect for Die Winterreise, because it demands everything from the narrator. Whenever I open a page where I have set the notes aside to gain a fresh view, I have new questions. And sometimes I don’t find an answer to everything. This ‘process’ never stops.’ – Pavol Breslik
With his 3rd Lieder album for Orfeo, Pavol Breslik sets foot on the Mount Olympus of German song with Schubert’s Winterreise. His recording of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin (C737151) was internationally acclaimed, telling us that he has further depth of thought about the masterwork on this recording:
‘We artists are always strongly influenced by the work we are just doing. We put our entire soul into it and do our very utmost to present it to the listener. Only whoever has really felt suffering, can sing about suffering. Here, it is a question of authenticity.’