Interview
Sir Simon Rattle on Schubert’s “Winterreise”
Schubert’s “Winterreise” with Christian Elsner and Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Rattle sees Franz Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise as a major inspiration for later composers such as Mahler and Schoenberg. In its subjective yet sensitive treatment, Hans Zender’s adaptation of the work for voice and 24 instrumentalists brings out the modern aspects of Schubert’s music. In November 2014, Rattle, the tenor Christian Elsner and students of the Orchestra Academy performed Zender’s 1993 “composed interpretation”.
Sir Simon Rattle
Christian Elsner
Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
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