Schubert's Winterreise
Music lovers describe the impact of Schubert's Winterreise, 24 songs that track a journey, upon their lives. From March 2011.
Winterreise was written the year before Franz Schubert's death aged just 31, these 24 songs based on poems by Wilhelm Müller describe a journey that takes us ever deeper into the frozen landscape of the soul.
Singers Thomas Hampson, Mark Padmore, Alice Coote and David Pisaro describe the experience of immersing themselves in this music.
And Bernard Keefe tells of the time he sang these songs in Hiroshima to survivors of the bomb.
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Producer: Rosie Boulton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
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Mark Padmore on Schubert's Hurdy Gurdy Man
Duration: 03:27
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Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis
Gute Nacht
- Winterreise D911.
- Harmonia Mundi USA.
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Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis
Der Linderbaum
- Winterreise D911.
- Harmonia Mundi USA.
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Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis
Die Krahe
- Winterreise D911.
- Harmonia Mundi USA.
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Thomas Hampson & Wolfgang Sawallisch
Die greise Kopf
- Schubert: Winterreise Hampson Sawallisch.
- EMI Records Ltd.
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Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis
Der Leiermann
- Winterreise D911.
- Harmonia Mundi USA.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
Broadcasts
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