Franz
Schubert, Winterreise (Winter Journey),
1827 The
songs in Winterreise are united thematically
as a sequence of reflections by the singer on
a lonely walk during a winter's night. To express
the feelings of a love lost, Schubert uses lonely
themes of cold, darkness, and the barren winter
landscape.
The
song cycle contains 24 songs:
1. Gute Nacht (Good Night)
2. Die Wetterfahne (The Weather-vane)
3. Gefrorne Tränen (Frozen Tears)
4. Erstarrung (Numbness)
5. Der Lindenbaum (The Linden Tree)
6. Wasserflut (Torrent)
7. Auf dem Flusse (On the Stream)
8. Rückblick (Backward Glance)
9. Irrlicht (Will o' the Wisp)
10. Rast (Rest)
11. Frühlingstraum (A Dream of Springtime)
12. Einsamkeit (Lonliness)
13. Die Post (The Post)
14. Der greise Kopf (The Grey Head)
15. Die Krähe (The Crow)
16. Letzte Hoffnung (Last Hope)
17. Im Dorfe (In the Village)
18. Der stürmische Morgen (In the Stormy
Morning)
19. Täuschung (Deception)
20. Der Wegweiser (The Signpost)
21. Das Wirtshaus (The Inn)
22. Mut (Courage)
23. Die Nebensonnen (The Phantom Suns)
24. Der Leiermann (The Organ Grinder) |