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Schubert's Winterreise

Episode 4 of 5

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 M眉ller 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 成人快手 Radio 4 in March 2011.

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 May 2021 00:30

Music Played

  • Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis

    Gute Nacht

    • Winterreise D911.
    • Harmonia Mundi USA.
  • Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis

    Der Linderbaum

    • Winterreise D911.
    • Harmonia Mundi USA.
  • Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis

    Die Krahe

    • Winterreise D911.
    • Harmonia Mundi USA.
  • Thomas Hampson & Wolfgang Sawallisch

    Die greise Kopf

    • Schubert: Winterreise Hampson Sawallisch.
    • EMI Records Ltd.
  • Mark Padmore & Paul Lewis

    Der Leiermann

    • Winterreise D911.
    • Harmonia Mundi USA.

Credit

Role Contributor
Composer Franz Schubert

Broadcasts

  • Tue 22 Mar 2011 13:30
  • Sat 26 Mar 2011 15:30
  • Fri 11 Nov 2016 18:30
  • Sat 12 Nov 2016 00:30
  • Tue 4 May 2021 18:30
  • Wed 5 May 2021 00:30

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