Monadnock Music Presents Schubert's song cycle "Winterreise"

[Peterborough, N.H.] Guest
artists, Sanford Sylvan and David Breitman, perform Schubert's song
cycle “Winterreise” on Saturday,
August 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street in
Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Written in 1828, “Winterreise”
(Winter Journey) features a setting of 24 poems written by the 19th-century
German poet Wilhelm Müller. “Winterreise” is a story of lost or unrequited love
and follows a disappointed lover as he takes his leave of the village where his
hopes for marriage and happiness have been dashed. He trudges into the winter
countryside, his despair leading him inexorably to a bitter end. Schubert
seized upon the wanderer’s chill journey from the fading village lights to the utter
darkness of his icy death, lifting the poetry with brilliant musical
commentary, both in the vocal lines and in the piano’s personal drama. David
Breitman performs the fortepiano, an earlier version of the piano used from
1700 through the early 19^th century.

Tickets are $10 for students 18 and under, $25 for general
seating and $30 for reserved seating (first four rows). To order tickets or for
more information, call 603-924-7610 or visit www.monadnockmusic.org.

MONADNOCK MUSIC

Founded in 1966 by James Bolle, Monadnock Music enriches
lives and deepens a sense of community by means of diverse classical
programming throughout the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. Among the many
distinguished artists whose work Monadnock Music has presented or commissioned
are Elliott Carter, John Adams, Virgil Thomson, Aaron Copland, Peter Sellars,
James Maddalena, and Russell Sherman. In addition to its Peterborough Town
House Series, Monadnock Music also presents a series of Village Concerts
bringing distinguished artists to historic meeting houses throughout the
region, free of charge.

SANFORD SYLVAN

Baritone Sanford Sylvan has performed with many of the
leading orchestras of the world including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston
and San Francisco Symphonies, and the Cleveland Orchestra. Sylvan’s festival
appearances have also included Monadnock Music, Edinburgh, Tanglewood,
Schleswig-Holstein, and Oregon Bach. He has been highly praised for his
performances in opera productions both in the U.S. and Europe. He has sung in
premiere performances of operas by Phillip Glass, Peter Maxwell Davies and John
Adams, including the Death of Klinghoffer.
He recently made his New York City Opera debut in The Magic Flute. His recordings appear on Nonesuch, Decca, Harmonia
Mundi, Musicmasters, Bridge, Koch, Virgin Classics, New World and CRI labels.

DAVID BREITMAN

Pianist David Breitman directs the Historical Performance
program at Oberlin College. He is equally at home with the fortepiano and the
modern piano, and enjoys both solo and ensemble playing. His collaboration with
baritone Sanford Sylvan spans more than thirty years, with several hundred
recitals and four CD’s. Breitman’s most recent projects involve a recording of
the Beethoven violin sonatas with Elizabeth Wallfisch and Beethoven cello
sonatas with Jaap ter Linden.

For a complete schedule of Monadnock Music Festival’s 2012
season or to order tickets call 603-924-7610 or visit www.monadnockmusic.org.

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