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Winterreise – A ballet by Christian Spuck

Hans Zender
Schubert’s “Winterreise”

A ballet by Christian Spuck

Ballett Zürich
Philharmonia Zürich

Mauro Peter_tenor
Benjamin Schneider_conductor

Franz Schubert’s Winterreise, a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, is not only regarded as the zenith of Schubert’s 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: „Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’ – a composed interpretation“. Zender’s version for tenor and chamber orchestra reveals the cycle’s potential to disturb, and approaches Wilhelm Müller’s 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 Schubert’s work, uncovering the uncanny layers in the depths of the music.

Like Hans Zender, Christian Spuck’s production, which was awarded the renowned «Prix Benois de la Danse» in 2019, concerns itself less with illustrating the external stations of the traveler’s journey. Instead, it approaches the cycle with thoroughly comprehensive abstraction. Using a mixture of large ensemble scenes and intimate solo images, Christian Spuck undertakes a journey into the innermost self. As he does so, he explores such timeless themes as love, longing, alienation, and abandonment, allowing the medium of dance to provide new perspectives on one of the greatest works of classical music.

Running Time: 95:20
Picture Formats: Full HD, NTSC 16:9 (Blu-ray)
NTSC 16:9 (DVD)
Sound Formats: DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo (Blu-ray)
PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 (DVD)
Subtitles: German, English
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