Schubert: lieder of the pack

Schubert has been a lifelong passion for pianist and author Graham Johnson. Four decades on, has he achieved nirvana?Nowadays every accompanist and many a solo pianist wants to perform Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise – works so iconic that, unless you have them under your belt, you are not even a player. The Müllerin, the story of a miller boy in love, disillusioned, and finally suicidal, remains the preserve of tenors and baritones, but both male and female singers are impat...

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