Composers: Schubert
Compositions: Winterreise
Performers: Nathan Lay bar, Brian Chapman p
Catalogue Number: Move Records MCD594 (2CD)

Melbourne duo, pianist Brian Chapman and Australian baritone Nathan Lay, have come up with an interesting double take on Franz Schubert’s greatest song cycle, Winterreise. As well as the original German version of the arrangements of Wilhelm Müller’s 24 poems, Chapman has put together his own English translation, and both are performed back to back on this classy and beautifully recorded double disc set from independent Melbourne label Move Records.