Ballett Zurich Philharmonia Zurich - Winterreise - DVD

Franz Schubert's Winterreise, a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, is not only regarded as the zenith of Schubert's song composition, but as the pinnacle of German art song in it's entirety. German composer Hans Zender arranged the cycle in 1993 with the title InchSchubert's 'Winterreise' - a composed interpretationInch. Zender's version for tenor and chamber orchestra reveals the cycle's potential to disturb, and approaches Wilhelm Müller's poems in it's own way. Zender pushes into the darkest regions of human existence. With his interpretation, he brings to light emotions that pulsate just beneath the surface in Schubert's work, uncovering the uncanny layers in the depths of the music. Like Hans Zender, Christian Spuck's production, which was awarded the renowned Prix Benois de la Danse in 2019, concerns itself less with illustrating the external stations of the traveler's journey. Instead, it approaches the cycle with thoroughly comprehensive abstraction. Using a mixture of large ensemble scenes and intimate solo images, Christian Spuck undertakes a journey into the innermost self. As he does so, he explores such timeless themes as love, longing, alienation, and abandonment, allowing the medium of dance to provide new perspectives on one of the greatest works of classical music.

Winterreise [DIGITAL VIDEO DISC] Released 2017 product/publication from C Major

Mahler, Live is a dialogue between two outstanding ballets, the world premiere of Inch4Inch by Martin Schläpfer and Hans van Manen's icon of dance history InchLiveInch. The new director of the Vienna State Ballet Martin Schläpfer not only presents his first own program at the Vienna State Opera with the premiere InchMahler, LiveInch but also introduce himself as choreographer with his world premiere Inch4Inch to Gustav Mahler's 4th Symphony. The result is a great ballet for the entire ensemble, which is preceded by an icon of dance history at the opening of the evening, with Hans van Manen's InchLiveInch. Hans van Manen's InchLiveInch is the first video ballet in dance history and a masterful puzzle game with the mechanisms of perception. First performed in Amsterdam in 1979, InchLiveInch has so far been danced exclusively by Het Nationale Ballett. With this new production in Vienna, Hans van Manen entrusts his work to another company for the first time. InchThe ballet evening Mahler, live at the Vienna State Opera is already writing dance historyInch (Kurier) InchA sensational start. The Viennese have undoubtedly drawn a lucky draw.Inch (Süddeutsche Zeitung).