Benjamin Appl

Winter Journey: Schubert's Winterreise

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BBC Four - Winter Journey: Schubert's Winterreise

Schubert's song cycle Winterreise reimagined in the wintry setting of an Alpine landscape.

Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu reimagine Schubert's song cycle Winterreise in the wintry setting of an Alpine landscape.

Franz Schubert's masterpiece, his song cycle Winterreise, bewildered his friends when he first played it to them. Two centuries on, it still challenges musicians of every generation.

In this beautiful film, baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu make their own winter journey, reimagining Schubert's songs at the top of a mountain pass in Switzerland in a setting that emphasises the timelessness of the composer's music.

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