Schubert: Winterreise

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Label
OUR Recordings
Release Date
May 2, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Franz Schubert
    • PERFORMER
      Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 02, 2025
    • UPC
      0636943692820
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8226928
    • LABEL
      OUR Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Romantic Era
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Gute Nacht

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    2. No. 2. Die Wetterfahne

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    3. No. 3. Gefror'ne Tränen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    4. No. 4. Erstarrung

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    5. No. 5. Der Lindenbaum

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    6. No. 6. Wasserflut

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    7. No. 7. Auf dem Flusse

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    8. No. 8. Rückblick

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    9. No. 9. Irrlicht

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    10. No. 10. Rast

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    11. No. 11. Frühlingstraum

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    12. No. 12. Einsamkeit

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    13. No. 13. Die Post

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    14. No. 14. Der greise Kopf

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    15. No. 15. Die Krähe

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    16. No. 16. Letzte Hoffnung

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    17. No. 17. Im Dorfe

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    18. No. 18. Der stürmische Morgen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    19. No. 19. Täuschung

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    20. No. 20. Der Wegweiser

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    21. No. 21. Das Wirtshaus

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    22. No. 22. Mut

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    23. No. 23. Die Nebensonnen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky

    24. No. 24. Der Leiermann

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Sharon Prushansky


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!