Christopher Glynn continues his Schubert in English series by joining baritone Roderick Williams and soprano Rowan Pierce for songs of loneliness and companionship, nature and the seasons, faith and doubt, wandering and homecoming, caution and consolation – all in new English versions by Jeremy Sams.
“No songwriter has more to say to us than Schubert. I commissioned these new translations in the hope of bringing his songs to a wider audience, as well as offering a fresh perspective to those who know them well. A good translation is an act of homage – a retelling, not a replacement – and like a screen adaptation of a classic novel, can be a stepping stone to the original, or enjoyed in its own right. We hope listeners enjoy these new versions in which Jeremy Sams recreates the immediacy of Schubert’s storytelling for a modern English-speaking audience.” – Christopher Glynn
“Sam’s made new translations of the Schubert song cycles for Roderick Williams and they’ve renewed the collaboration with standalone songs… Sam’s joy in the wordplay offers new perspectives, and the lightness of Rowan Pierce’s soprano alongside the warmth and eloquence of Roderick Williams and Chris Glynn’s piano playing make this a jewel box of delights.” – BBC Radio 3
“Roderick Williams applies his warm and supple baritone to 11 of them [songs]. Her [Rowan Pierce] fresh timbre, sensitivity and technical security offer their own rewards. Both singers’ work is admirably complemented by Christopher Glynn’s tasteful and musicianly support at the piano.” – Gramophone