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Schubert: Winterreise

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Composer: Franz Schubert
Artist: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
Format: CD
Label: OUR Recordings
Released: May 02, 2025
Catalog #: 8226928
UPC: 0636943692820

About

Schubert called Winterreise a cycle of "truly terrible songs," not only for it's immersive and dark subject matter but also for the compositional process itself. It is the Mount Everest of Song cycles, a form that Schubert himself perfected. Written on poems by Wilhelm Muller (1794-1827), the songs describe a timeless tale of heartbreak: boy meets girl, girl rejects boy, boy is overcome by existential feelings and sets out on a solitary winter's journey that may result in his demise. But Schubert's genius would not allow him to be content with vapid superficialities: when Schubert set these poems to music, he was confronting his own probable fate, one of agonizing pain and isolation. An unforgettable journey through one of the most powerful musical depictions of desolation Winterreise was originally composed for the tenor voice, but it has been frequently transposed to accommodate the whole gamut of vocal tessituras. Danish bass-baritone and musical scholar Jakob Bloch Jespersen has mastered a range of repertoire from Schutz to Schierbecks and well into the 21st century. His burnished resonance and restrained sensitivity well serve this existential Schubertiade. His partner, fortepianist Sharon Prushansky brings her expertise in music of the Classical and early Romantic eras, utilizing the full panoply of pianistic Affekt available to her on Robert Brown's 2015 instrument after an original by Jakob Bertsche (ca. 1810-1815). Particularly noteworthy to this instrument are it's six pedals, which serve the purpose of changing the quality and colour of the sound, including the infamous "bassoon stop!" A third, silent partner also contributes to this extraordinary production: the haunting, sepia-toned landscapes by the great Danish photographer, Tove Kurtzweil. Together, Jakob Bloch Jespersen and Sharon Prushansky take you on an unforgettable journey through one of the most powerful musical depictions of desolation this side of Mahler!

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Tracklist 24 tracks

1 No. 1. Gute Nacht 05:06

Track
1

Title
No. 1. Gute Nacht
Duration
05:06
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
2 No. 2. Die Wetterfahne 01:40

Track
2

Title
No. 2. Die Wetterfahne
Duration
01:40
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
3 No. 3. Gefror'ne Tränen 02:41

Track
3

Title
No. 3. Gefror'ne Tränen
Duration
02:41
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
4 No. 4. Erstarrung 02:44

Track
4

Title
No. 4. Erstarrung
Duration
02:44
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
5 No. 5. Der Lindenbaum 04:21

Track
5

Title
No. 5. Der Lindenbaum
Duration
04:21
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
6 No. 6. Wasserflut 04:04

Track
6

Title
No. 6. Wasserflut
Duration
04:04
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
7 No. 7. Auf dem Flusse 03:40

Track
7

Title
No. 7. Auf dem Flusse
Duration
03:40
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
8 No. 8. Rückblick 01:58

Track
8

Title
No. 8. Rückblick
Duration
01:58
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
9 No. 9. Irrlicht 02:25

Track
9

Title
No. 9. Irrlicht
Duration
02:25
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
10 No. 10. Rast 03:34

Track
10

Title
No. 10. Rast
Duration
03:34
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
11 No. 11. Frühlingstraum 04:02

Track
11

Title
No. 11. Frühlingstraum
Duration
04:02
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
12 No. 12. Einsamkeit 02:39

Track
12

Title
No. 12. Einsamkeit
Duration
02:39
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
13 No. 13. Die Post 02:07

Track
13

Title
No. 13. Die Post
Duration
02:07
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
14 No. 14. Der greise Kopf 02:29

Track
14

Title
No. 14. Der greise Kopf
Duration
02:29
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
15 No. 15. Die Krähe 02:24

Track
15

Title
No. 15. Die Krähe
Duration
02:24
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
16 No. 16. Letzte Hoffnung 01:52

Track
16

Title
No. 16. Letzte Hoffnung
Duration
01:52
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
17 No. 17. Im Dorfe 02:49

Track
17

Title
No. 17. Im Dorfe
Duration
02:49
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
18 No. 18. Der stürmische Morgen 00:51

Track
18

Title
No. 18. Der stürmische Morgen
Duration
00:51
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
19 No. 19. Täuschung 01:13

Track
19

Title
No. 19. Täuschung
Duration
01:13
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
20 No. 20. Der Wegweiser 03:51

Track
20

Title
No. 20. Der Wegweiser
Duration
03:51
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
21 No. 21. Das Wirtshaus 04:00

Track
21

Title
No. 21. Das Wirtshaus
Duration
04:00
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
22 No. 22. Mut 01:26

Track
22

Title
No. 22. Mut
Duration
01:26
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
23 No. 23. Die Nebensonnen 02:30

Track
23

Title
No. 23. Die Nebensonnen
Duration
02:30
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
24 No. 24. Der Leiermann 04:01

Track
24

Title
No. 24. Der Leiermann
Duration
04:01
Composer
Franz Schubert
Performer
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky