Winter Wanderer
Horatio Clare takes a sound walk through a German forest in the tradition of the Wanderer, a figure celebrated in 19th-century Romantic art, music and literature.
Join travel writer Horatio Clare as he wanders in the forest somewhere in Germany, a real-time recording where you can experience the magic and mystery of walking deep into dense woodland, from the comfort of your armchair.
The Wanderer is a figure celebrated in 19th Century Romantic art, music and literature, and especially in Germany and Austria, in the writings of Goethe and other poets, and the songs of Schubert and Mahler. As Horatio wanders in the woods, you will hear his acute observations of the natural environment as he explores its sights, sounds and sensations (perhaps getting lost along the way). Also you’ll hear from some of the great writers who have celebrated wandering in Nature, not just Goethe but also novelist Herman Hesse and the English Romantic poet Coleridge, who also walked in Germany’s forests; and music will accompany Horatio’s thoughts too – Schubert’s great song-cycle Winterreise (Winter Journey) will be a thread, along with other music, from the folk song Spenser the Rover to Mahler’s epic orchestral songs.
There will be thoughts about the dying embers of the day and of the year, and of coming home from travels in time for Christmas.
The walk will begin from the village of Holzbronn in the Black Forest, West of Stuttgart, but Horatio will wander freely from there into the forest.
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Joachim Raff
Symphony no.3: Dance of the Dryads
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Urs Schneider.- Marco Polo.
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Franz Schubert
Der Wanderer, S.558 No.11
Performer: Ä°dil Biret.- Naxos.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Gute Nacht
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Joachim Raff
Symphony no.3: By Day (1st movement)
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Urs Schneider.- Marco Polo.
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Edward Elgar
The Wanderer
Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- Hyperion.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Der Lindenbaum
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata (3rd movement: Perpetuum Mobile)
Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.- Decca.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Rückblick
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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John Williams
Harry's Wondrous World
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Fitzpatrick.- Silva Screen.
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Kate Rusby
Wandering Soul
Performer: Kate Rusby. Performer: Dick Gaughan. Performer: Eddi Reader. Performer: Ron Block.- 20.
- Mighty Village.
- 6.
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Gustav Mahler
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Ging heut' morgen uber's feld
Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- Sony Classical.
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Rast
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Die Krähe
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Joachim Raff
Symphony no.3: Dreaming
Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Urs Schneider.- Marco Polo.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Täuschung
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Gustav Mahler
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- Sony Classical.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Der Wegweiser
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Viacheslav Grokhovsky
The Enchanted Wanderer
Orchestra: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Viacheslav Grokhovsky.- Campion.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): Mut
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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Georges Auric
Dans la Foret (from La Belle et la Bete)
Orchestra: The Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adriano.- Naxos.
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Hildegard Westerkamp
Beneath the Forest Floor (excerpt)
Performer: Hildegard Westerkamp.- Transformations.
- Empreintes Digitales.
- 5.
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Franz Schubert
Winterreise (D.911): der Leiermann
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Sony Classical.
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John Martyn
Spencer The Rover
Performer: John Martyn.- Spencer The Rover.
- Island.
- 9.
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- Christmas Eve 2018 16:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
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