Winterreise: Roman Trekel & Michael Dussek
16 October 2017, 19:30
Concert
This event will be broadcast from Holywell Music Room

An eagerly-anticipated Festival debut for the renowned German baritone Roman Trekel, joined this evening by pianist Michael Dussek. Schubert's Winterreise is no less striking now than it was for Schubert's friends in 1827, and it has fascinated and influenced so many other song composers ever since.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Winterriese (Wilhem Müller), D911
Listen to Roman Trekel singing 'Der Lindenbaum' from Winterreise:
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Winterreise (D911)
- 1. Gute Nacht
- 2. Die Wetterfahne
- 3. Gefrorne Tränen
- 4. Erstarrung
- 5. Der Lindenbaum
- 6. Wasserflut
- 7. Auf dem Flusse
- 8. Rückblick
- 9. Irrlicht
- 10. Rast
- 11. Frühlingstraum
- 12. Einsamkeit
- 13. Die Post
- 14. Der greise Kopf
- 15. Die Krähe
- 16. Letzte Hoffnung
- 17. Im Dorfe
- 18. Der stürmische Morgen
- 19. Täuschung
- 20. Der Wegweiser
- 21. Das Wirtshaus
- 22. Mut!
- 23. Die Nebensonnen
- 24. Der Leiermann

Roman Trekel
Roman Trekel
Baritone
Roman Trekel has established himself as one of the most sought-after baritones. He received his musical education in Berlin starting his career at the Berlin State Opera and has been a principal singer of this company ever since. His repertoire includes roles such as Wolfram/Tannhäuser, Posa/Don Carlos, Count/Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Alfonso/Cosi fan tutte, Beckmesser/Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Kurwenal/Tristan und Isolde, Amfortas/Parsifal, Faust/ Doktor Faust and Wozzeck/Wozzeck. He has performed with the leading opera hou... Read Full Biography
Michael Dussek
Michael Dussek
Pianist
Michael made his Wigmore Hall debut in 1980, where he was described as “a real find”. In 1981 his duos with his wife, cellist Margaret Powell and oboist Douglas Boyd were both winners of the Greater London Arts Association. Subsequently, as a member of three chamber ensembles, the Dussek Piano Trio, Endymion and Primavera, Michael has been privileged to work with many of Britain's finest instrumentalists, performing regularly in concert venues and festivals throughout the country and broadcasting frequently for BBC Radio 3. R... Read Full BiographyFestival Passes
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