Axel Wolf, Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside, Philip Higham, Anthony Gray - Schubert: Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 1, Gute Nacht
02. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 2, Die Wetterfahne
03. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 3, Gefrorne Tranen
04. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 4, Erstarrung
05. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 5, Der Lindenbaum
06. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 6, Wasserflut
07. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 7, Auf dem Flusse
08. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 8, Ruckblick
09. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 9, Irrlicht
10. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 10, Rast
11. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 11, Fruhlingstraum
12. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 12, Einsamkeit
13. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 13, Die Post
14. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 14, Der greise Kopf
15. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 15, Die Krahe
16. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 16, Letzte Hoffnung
17. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 17, Im Dorfe
18. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 18, Der sturmische Morgen
19. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 19, Tauschung
20. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 20, Der Wegweiser
21. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 21, Das Wirtshaus
22. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 22, Mut
23. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 23, Die Nebensonnen
24. Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth for Saxophone, Lute & Narration) No. 24, Der Leiermann



This interpretation of Winterreise is certainly unusual. Here, there is no singer; instead, the text is recited. The music still allows Schubert’s themes and motifs to ring out, but it treats them with complete freedom. The instrumental timbres are also different: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and bass clarinet exchange with lute and theorbo. Axel Wolf and Hugo Siegmeth join narrator Stefan Hunstein on an introspective journey that is finely connected, both musically and interpretively.
Winterreise is about human existence, about a redefinition of one’s position after a setback, when someone who has been rejected reflects on his life, surrounded by cold and darkness. This recording reflects an interplay between faithfulness to the original and freedom of expression, creating a personal world of winter travel that resembles a musical-text radio play.

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