Schubert's Winter Journey Episode 4 of 5: Episode 4
Award-winning tenor Ian Bostridge explores Franz Schubert's song-cycle masterpiece Winterreise, Winter's Journey. Drawing upon his experience as a performer, on his musical knowledge and on his training as a scholar, Bostridge unpicks the enigmas and subtle meanings behind the songs to explore the world Schubert inhabited.
"I'm at an end with all dreams / why should I linger among the sleepers?" In this episode, he looks at the ways in which Schubert used his composition to challenge the social and political order of his day, focusing on two songs: "Im Dorfe" (In The Village) and "Tauschung" (Deception).
Written and read by Ian Bostridge Abridged by Laurence Wareing Produced by Kirsteen Cameron
First broadcast: 01 Jan 2015 (b04vqsh5) https://vk.com/wall-84750475_2