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In the Thread: Hans Zenders’ orchestrated Winterreise.
Post Subject: A winterreise is acomin' inPosted by clarkjohnsen on: 9/10/2008
I can't believe -- an orchestration! I'd have to be singing along, so it would be more like a Music Minus One.

The Hotters (especially the one with the magical Michael Raucheisen) and the earlier F-Ds (there are ten in all!) are like the man said.

There are several other fine recordings too, but the one by Max van Egmond keeps returning to my disc-drawer, as much for the magical fortepiano accompaniment of Jos van Immerseel as for the singing. The last song, The Organ Grinder, is absolutely heart-wrenching and the piano is made to sound like an actual street organ, an effect only possible on the fortepiano.

Local performances of note have been given by Sanford Sylvan; alas I was never there, but he is a fine interpretive singer with low ego. One report: 

http://www.bookrags.com/highbeam/sanford-sylvan-feels-ready-for-hb/

 Then last year there was Thomas Quasthoff and James Levine in Symphony Hall, reportedly a great performance. Missed that one too.

Here's one with the great Andreas Staier (whose recording of the Sonatas I'm searching for) that I'd like to hear:

http://www.amazon.com/Schubert-Winterreise/dp/B000006AZR

Not to be dismissed: Pears and Britten. Haven't heard it for decades however.
 
clark

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