Probably released to capitalize on publicity surrounding English tenor Ian Bostridge's book on Schubert's Die Winterreise song cycle, this three-CD-one-DVD set collects previously issued Bostridge material, although that's not very clear from the packaging (it doesn't include a booklet, texts, or much of any information at all). The three song cycles come from Bostridge recordings made with EMI in the 2000s decade, each with a different pianist, and there is a DVD including a somewhat bizarre dramatization of Die ...
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Probably released to capitalize on publicity surrounding English tenor Ian Bostridge's book on Schubert's Die Winterreise song cycle, this three-CD-one-DVD set collects previously issued Bostridge material, although that's not very clear from the packaging (it doesn't include a booklet, texts, or much of any information at all). The three song cycles come from Bostridge recordings made with EMI in the 2000s decade, each with a different pianist, and there is a DVD including a somewhat bizarre dramatization of Die Winterreise set in a mental hospital (not that the idea is too discordant with the material of the cycle). The presentation has an unappealing four-for-one quality, but it does bring out Bostridge's strong points. No one would nominate this tenor for prizes in beauty of tone, but his engagement with the texts is impressive. His work with accompanists Mitsuko Uchida, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Antonio Pappano, all famed interpreters in their own right and all with their own ideas about Schubert,...
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Add this copy of Schubert: 3 Song Cycles to cart. $27.22, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Warner Classics.
Add this copy of Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; Winterreise; to cart. $27.82, new condition, Sold by Entertainment by Post - UK rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by Warner Classics.
Add this copy of Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin, Winterreise, to cart. $42.79, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by PLG UK CLASSICS: 15004145.
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