The tenor and, it transpires, fine writer ian bostridge is a great guide to the mysterious. Ian charles bostridge cbe born 25 december 1964 is an english tenor, well known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge one of the works finest interpreters focusses on the context, resonance and personal. Ian bostridge s acclaimed study of schuberts winterreise as heard on bbc radio 4.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He tells us that hitler was a vegetarian and an animal. Tenor ian bostridge examines schuberts enigmatic masterpiece winterreise, or winters journey. Ian bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time, cel. Acclaimed pianist jeremy denk interviews british tenor ian bostridge, whose performances of winterreise haunt the imagination long after.
Viardots brother, manuel, a reportedly indifferent baritone, eventually settled in london, where he became the most famous voice teacher. Schuberts winter journey by ian bostridge hardcover. Ian bostridge is an opera singer and a song recitalist. He tells us that hitler was a vegetarian and an animal lover. He knows every last nuance of the work and has given it a great deal of thought. In 2016 he was awarded the the pol roger duff cooper prize for nonfiction writing for his latest book. The tenor ian bostridge, a leading interpreter of winterreise, has written a cross between an idiosyncratic guide to the song cycle and a freewheeling meditation on it, schuberts. It would come as no surprise to see a new edition of alice in wonderland with an introduction commenting on hitlers absurd love of animals manifest in his kinky obsession with white rabbits.
The first and greatest of concept albums is what the excellent english tenor ian bostridge calls schuberts song cycle winterreise in his 2015 book, schuberts winter journey. Ian bostridge cbe has made regular appearances at the salzburg, edinburgh, munich, vienna, schwarzenberg and aldeburgh festivals. His new recording of war requiem is on warner classics. Anatomy of an obsession and witchcraft and its transformations, c. His book witchcraft and its transformations 16501750 was published in 1997. Ian bostridge performs in curlew river on november 1416 as part of the barbican britten festival in london. Ian bostridge, one of britains foremost tenors, has performed winterreise more than 100 times. He has had residencies at the wiener konzerthaus, carnegie hall new york, het concertgebouw amsterdam, philharmonie luxembourg, londons barbican centre and wigmore hall.
In 2018 ian began an auspicious artistic residency with the seoul philharmonic orchestra, the. Anatomy of an obsession, ian bostridge one of the works finest interpreters focusses on the context, resonance. In a new book, bostridge explores schuberts winterreise. Schuberts winter journey allows ian bostridge to obsess. Ian bostridge, a scholarly yet passionate english tenor, explores the myriad mysteries of schuberts winterreise in a newly published book, which hell discuss at the brattle theatre on. His beautifully produced book offers many new insights that will inform the.
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