Die schöne Müllerin (Bär; Parsons) (1987)

"When listening to Die schöne Müllerin the first thing one notices is the total naturalness of the singing. Bär lets the music speak without undue accenting and word-pointing. He and Geoffrey Parsons scrupulously follow the many dynamic markings in the score; the tempo markings are also very well judged. Take the first song, Das Wandern, which some singers love to run through. But it is about walking and the marking is Mässig geschwind, (moderately fast) which is exactly the way they do it. Bärs youthful timbre, the lightness and the sheer beauty of the singing is also a pleasure to hear". (Göran Forsling, www.musicweb-international.com).