Dvorák : Mélodies

Description

Absolute Mozart tenor, at home with Schubert like no other tenor has been since Wunderlich and Haeffliger, here Pavol Breslik offers us a full album of Dvorak melodies, returning to his native language. A magical album that opens with the second recording - Marcus Ullmann preceded him by a little (2014) recording the world premiere of the original version of the Cypruses. The cycle of poems by Gustav Pfleger-Moravsky is a marvel that the composer of Ruslaka set to music with unprecedented poetic devotion; the work is of insane beauty, truly great Dvorak, especially sung with this honeyed timbre, these spun high notes, this voice that hangs over the storytelling piano landscapes of Robert Pechanec. Just listen to the fifth lied. Here we have one of the greatest cycles of melodies from late Romanticism, in what is likely a definitive interpretation. This state of grace continues in the "Evening Songs," with Pavol Breslik adorning his voice with darker shades, a vehement middle voice that captures the anxious poetry of Vitezslav Halek, an admirable line in its tension and its impulses. Then come the much more popular "Gypsy Songs," usually the domain of female voices. Yet Philip Langridge had recorded a magnificent version - a rare Forlane disc where he also performed The Diary of One Who Disappeared by Janacek - today Pavol Breslik succeeds him with wild panache and disarming poetry. What presence, how the voice launches and rebounds, dances the melody! Simply magical, a perfect conclusion to a golden disc, essential for any Dvorak collection. And now, what if Pavol Breslik tried "The Diary of One Who Disappeared" and a few melodies by Janacek? (Discophilia - Artalinna.com). (Jean-Charles Hoffelé)