Schubert: Winterreise / Appl, Baillieu

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Label
Alpha
Release Date
February 11, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Franz Schubert
    • PERFORMER
      Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 11, 2022
    • UPC
      3760014198540
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA854
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Gute Nacht

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    2. No. 2. Die Wetterfahne

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    3. No. 3. Gefror'ne Tränen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    4. No. 4. Erstarrung

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    5. No. 5. Der Lindenbaum

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    6. No. 6. Wasserflut

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    7. No. 7. Auf dem Flusse

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    8. No. 8. Rückblick

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    9. No. 9. Irrlicht

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    10. No. 10. Rast

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    11. No. 11. Frühlingstraum

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    12. No. 12. Einsamkeit

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    13. No. 13. Die Post

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    14. No. 14. Der greise Kopf

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    15. No. 15. Die Krähe

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    16. No. 16. Letzte Hoffnung

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    17. No. 17. Im Dorfe

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    18. No. 18. Der stürmische Morgen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    19. No. 19. Täuschung

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    20. No. 20. Der Wegweiser

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    21. No. 21. Das Wirtshaus

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    22. No. 22. Mut

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    23. No. 23. Die Nebensonnen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

    24. No. 24. Der Leiermann

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu


Franz Schubert’s masterpiece, his song cycle Winterreise (‘Winter Journey’), was written shortly before his death in 1828, at the age of only 31. On his winter journey, the singer wanders as a lost soul in harsh terrain, wracked by conflicting emotions, but consoled by his memories of kinder times. Benjamin Appl commented, Every time I perform it, Winterreise feels like a new and different journey, depending on my own mood, the atmosphere in the hall, and of course the shared creativity with the all-important pianist. For singers, Schubert’s wanderer is a lifetime companion, yet a daunting one as we confront all the great recordings and performances that are already out there. The challenge for every singer is not to be inhibited, but to find fresh ways of understanding and transmitting both words and music to their own generation. Somehow, in Winterreise, Schubert has made space for that potential.

As Benjamin Britten said: “Every time I come back to it, I am amazed not only by the extraordinary mastery of it, but by the renewal of the magic. Each time, the mystery remains.” Winterreise is Benjamin Appl’s first release for Alpha Classics as part of a multi-album deal. In this recording he is joined by long-time collaborator and pianist James Baillieu.