World famous tenor Christoph Prégardien continues his series of recordings for Challenge Classics of Schubert song-cycles, with what many consider to be the composer’s greatest work in the genre “Winterreise”. As with previous critically acclaimed releases in the series the pianist is Michael Gees. This Blu-ray release features video of a performance of the work as well as the documentary “Winterreise, Der dritte Weg” (Winterreise, the third way), which presents interviews with Prégardien and Gees and behind-the-scenes footage of the studio recording process. It also includes a bonus CD of Christoph Prégardien and Michael Gees performing “Winterreise”.
Blu-ray specifications:
Region code: A, B, C (region free)
Rating: E (exempt)
Picture format: 16:9, 1920x1080i
Sound format: Stereo PCM 192kS/s-24Bit, Surround 5.1 PCM 192kS/s-24Bit