Event

WInterreise Concert

Composed in 1827 by Franz Schubert, Winterreise is a landmark in the annals of classical music. So much so that that this 24-song cycle for voice and piano based on poems by Wilhelm Müller has been recorded an estimated 200 times. The words convey the wanderings of a man befallen by an unrequited love. The cycle, however, deals less with the mans states of mind than the images of loneliness conjured by the winter scenery, or the people that cross his path, like the hurdy-gurdy player, a fellow wanderer whose company he solicits. Winterreise is truly one of the great masterpieces of musical romanticism, for it achieves a fine balance between sophistication and simplicity derived from popular songs. Like all great masterpieces, Winterreise inspires interpretations of all kinds, each revealing a different facet. To this day this cycle enchants us. A remarkable feat for a work penned close to two centuries ago.

PIERRE CHÉNIER