Bohemian National Hall, New York
Winterreise traces the stark psychological journey of a solitary protagonist, someone isolated and alienated from society. The anonymous wanderer, we learn in the opening song, arrived in town a stranger and now departs one as well. The inexorable journey through the winter landscape, ending with the despairing ‘Der Leiermann’ (‘The Organ Grinder’), reflects far more than the dismayed musings of a jilted lover – these devastating songs register life at the limits.
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Illustrated talk by Christopher Gibbs