Jan 03, 2015 in preparing to sing schuberts great depiction of a winter journey, it helps to draw on becketts sardonic humour as much as bob dylans guttural rasp, writes ian bostridge. Ian bostridge cbe is an acclaimed tenor, well known for his performances as an opera singer and as a song recitalist. Des baches wiegenlied the brooks lullaby e major 4 songs modified versions. Since mullers poetic cycle contained more poems than schubert chose to set, dietrich fischerdieskau finally appears in this series as the reader of six of these poems which weave through the musical framework, adding a new perspective. Considered one of schuberts most important works, it is the first of his two seminal cycles the other being his later winterreise, and a pinnacle of. Bostridges peculiarly beseeching voice enshrines the vulnerability, tender feeling and obsessive love of the youthful miller a soulsearching interpretation the performance by the young bostridge is a miracle he brings the naive, impetuous, jealous, ultimately despairing and suicidal boy vividly to life as no other tenor on record and. That was part of a complete edition of schubert songs with many artists inspired by one accompanist, graham johnson. Fritz wunderlich, hubert giesen licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of deutsche grammophon dg. Ian charles bostridge cbe born 25 december 1964 is an english tenor, well known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer. In preparing to sing schuberts great depiction of a winter journey, it helps to draw on becketts sardonic humour as much as bob dylans guttural rasp, writes ian bostridge. Public domain compositions, emi music publishing, and 1 music rights societies. Jan 25, 2017 fritz wunderlich, hubert giesen licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of deutsche grammophon dg.
Franz schubert, mitsuko uchida, ian bostridge schubert. Ian charles bostridge cbe is an english tenor, well known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. At that time, emily was soliciting someone to translate winterreise, and i volunteered. Ian charles bostridge cbe born 25 december 1964 is an english tenor, well known for his. I sometimes ponder why it is that i have such an attachment to ian partridges light, grainy tenor and an unmovable antipathy towards another ian, being mr bostridge, who is also evidently a singer very british in timbre and manner but i think that epithet can mean two very different things and only one is meant as a compliment. In 1795 the young beethoven wrote two sets of piano variations based on arias. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
He died in dessau on october 1, 1827, two weeks shy of his 33rd birthday, but not before he had established a growing reputation as a librarian, critic, editor, translator and poet. Bostridge has a rather sweet, high tenor which is certainly a change after the powerful yet sensitive voice of fischerdiskau which for so many of us became the defining performances of these wonderful songs. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. This blog aspires to share the taste for classical music and to promote its great composers and interpreters. Feature article an interview with ian bostridge, lyric tenor november, 2000 jason serinus. Ian bostridgegraham johnson is interesting not only for a refreshingly young bostridge but also it has dfd reciting. We celebrate brittens centenary with a twoweek festival of recitals, operas, a collaboration between the richard alston dance company and britten sinfonia and a threeday event entitled illuminat. He is humanitas professor of classical music and music education at the. Considered one of schuberts most important works, it is the first of his two seminal cycles the other being his later winterreise, and a pinnacle of lied. Ian bostridge delivers his lecture, why winterreise.
Somehow he is able to unearth more of the spiritual depths of the great lieder masterpieces than any other performer and make their inherent spirituality much more tangible, more alive and more significant for a contemporary audience. Ian bostridge cbe has made regular appearances at the salzburg, edinburgh, munich. Oct 31, 2008 kirsty youngs castaway this week is the tenor ian bostridge. Friday 27 august recital by british tenor ian bostridge and pianist julius drake at the schubertiade at schwarzenberg where they perform regularly. If you like an album, buy it in order to support the artists and their work. The cds cover the three great song cycles, all with different pianists. My involvement in the translation of schuberts song cycles began in 1996 with emily ezusts lieder and song translations web page.
Kirsty youngs castaway this week is the tenor ian bostridge. He is regarded as one of the great lieder singers of our time and has delighted audiences in opera houses and concert halls the world. It is the earliest extended song cycle to be widely performed. This type of approach certainly contradicts the idea of the singer as a simply intuitive and therefore unthinkingcreature of nature. Ian bostridge on singing schuberts winterreise the guardian. Theres one little sentence at the heart of the song des mullers blumen which speaks volumes about the difference between the two performances.
The hyperion schubert edition goes from strength to strength. Dec 01, 2014 ian bostridge delivers his lecture, why winterreise. The origin of the story about the beautiful maid of the mill is difficult to trace. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge one of the works finest interpreters focuses on the context, resonance and personal significance of a work which is possibly the greatest landmark in the history of lieder. He is regarded as one of the great lieder singers of our time and has delighted audiences in. Bostridge is the greatgrandson of the tottenham hotspur goalkeeper from the early.
Schubert spent part of the summer in the hospital and probably started workwhile still a patienton his most ambitious opera, fierrabras. With his favored composers britten and schubert ian bostridge pays vivid attention to text and immaculate phrasing that few of his contemporaries can match. His range is such that his lightness of touch is the most delicate of tenor tones and yet he is equally comfortable in the lower ranges of these songs, sound. Feature article an interview with ian bostridge, lyric. In the five years since singer ian bostridge embarked on a fulltime career, he has become the worlds most sought after lyric tenor in the art song repertoire. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Renowned schubert interpreter ian bostridge revisits winterreise, the greatest of all song cycles, on his first. Bostridge s peculiarly beseeching voice enshrines the vulnerability, tender feeling and obsessive love of the youthful miller a soulsearching interpretation the performance by the young bostridge is a miracle he brings the naive, impetuous, jealous, ultimately despairing and suicidal boy vividly to life as no other tenor on record and. Slipped disc ian bostridge confronts a german heckler.
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