This interpretation of Die 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. Die 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.

Tracklist:

Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 1, Gute Nacht
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 2, Die Wetterfahne
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 3, Gefrorne Tränen
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 4, Erstarrung
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 5, Der Lindenbaum
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 6, Wasserflut
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 7, Auf Dem Flusse
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 8, Rückblick
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 9, Irrlicht
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 10, Rast
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 11, Frühlingstraum
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 12, Einsamkeit
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 13, Die Post
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 14, Der Greise Kopf
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 15, Die Krähe
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 16, Letzte Hoffnung
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 17, Im Dorfe
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 18, Der Stürmische Mo
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 19, Täuschung
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 20, Der Wegweiser
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 21, Das Wirtshaus
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 22, Mut
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 23, Die Nebensonnen
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Arr. A. Wolf & H. Siegmeth For Saxophone, Lute & Narration): No. 24, Der Leiermann

UPC: 4260330918987
Label: Oehms
Release Date: 10.16.20
Format: CD

Schubert / Wolf / Hunstein - Winterreise (CD)