Winterreise (Jesse Blumberg & Martin Katz)

Recital partners for over a decade, baritone Jesse Blumberg and pianist Martin Katz have now released their first commercial recording, produced and engineered by Sergei Kvitko of Blue Griffin Recording. Blumberg and Katz have immersed themselves in Schubert's monumental song cycle and guide listeners through the varied landscapes, literal and emotional, of Schubert's Winter Journey.

Upon hearing a live performance in 2012, John von Rhein wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "His deep understanding of what makes "Winterreise" the supreme challenge of a lieder singer's art came through in his caring and musicianly performance... His interpretation clearly was the result of serious, detailed study... Ever the supportive and probing collaborator, Katz was alive to every nuance in the vocal and piano parts. The legendary accompanist was a marvel when it came to translating Schubert's raucous ravens, galloping horses and rustling branches into musical sound."

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Poems by Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827)    

1. Gute Nacht                5:11
2. Die Wetterfahne       1:50
3. Gefrorne Tränen       2:22
4. Erstarrung                3:07
5. Der Lindenbaum      4:24
6. Wasserflut                4:35
7. Auf dem Flusse        3:30
8. Rückblick                 2:22
9. Irrlicht                      2:38
10. Rast                        2:56
11. Frühlingstraum       4:10
12. Einsamkeit             2:25
13. Die Post                 2:21
14. Der greise Kopf     2:49
15. Die Krähe               1:54
16. Letzte Hoffnung    2:03
17. Im Dorfe                 3:10
18. Der stürmische Morgen        0:51
19. Täuschung              1:21
20. Der Wegweiser     3:54
21. Das Wirtshaus       4:04
22. Mut!                       1:25
23. Die Nebensonne   2:50
24. Der Leiermann            3:26