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Ian Bostridge has made two previous recordings of Schubert's song-cycle - with Julius Drake (filmed in 1997) and, in 2004 for EMI, Leif Ove Andsnes. But here, he says, Thomas Ades has discovered fresh detail in the manuscripts, and they have been touring the piece in Europe and the States before this Pentatone label debut (Wigmore Hall, recorded live Sep '18). Shame about the booklet artwork though! Now 55, Ian Bostridge has inevitably lost that boyish early sound - the voice is richer - while the rapport with Ades is quite extraordinary. I thought this Winterreise might be much like the Pears/Britten Decca landmark but it's better, especially in the vivid gamut of the accompaniments - from the distanced flow of 'The Crow' to the excitement of 'The Post'. The sheer dead stop at the very end took me by surprise here! The balances are close but the production is exemplary. CB.