Goerne's performance is absolutely gorgeous! He sings through every word and phrase with the same level of consistency and intentionality. What's most impressive is the use of his body as he sings. You can truly 'see' what he is doing vocally. Every phrase is very connected and legato and each is started gently and grows or moves toward an apex. Similarly, the phrases end with the same amount of care as they begin--gently tapering or with decrescendo, and are treated with the same level of breath support and musicality.
Pear's performance is similar in that every phrase starts somewhere and then goes somewhere. His legato is outstanding. He tends not to utilize as much rubato but care is taken in his execution of every point of the phrase--beginning, middle and end. Also, his body seems to ride the the 'wave' of the breath like Goerne's performance of the Schubert which is very telling; it indicates that every thing musical that he's doing occurs intentionally.
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