Accentus Hans Zender, Franz Schubert: Winterreise [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Franz Schuberts Winterreise, a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, is not only regarded as the zenith of Schuberts song composition, but as the pinnacle of German art song in its entirety. German composer Hans Zender arranged the cycle in 1993 with the title: Schuberts Winterreise a composed interpretation'. Zenders version for tenor and chamber orchestra reveals the cycles potential to disturb, and approaches Wilhelm Müllers poems in its own way. Zender pushes into the darkest regions of human existence. With his interpretation, he brings to light emotions that pulsate just beneath the surface in Schuberts work, uncovering the uncanny layers in the depths of the music.