CD 1:
No. 1, Gute Nacht
No. 2, Die Wetterfahne
No. 3, Gefrorne Tränen
No. 4, Erstarrung
No. 5, Der Lindenbaum
No. 6, Wasserflut
No. 7, Auf dem Flusse
No. 8, Rückblick
No. 9, Irrlicht
No. 10, Rast
No. 11, Frühlingstraum

CD 2:
No. 12, Einsamkeit
No. 13, Die Post
No. 14, Der greise Kopf
No. 15, Die Krähe
No. 16, Letzte Hoffnung
No. 17, Im Dorfe
No. 18, Der stürmische Morgen
No. 19, Täuschung
No. 20, Der Wegweiser
No. 21, Das Wirtshaus
No. 22, Mut!
No. 23, Die Nebensonnen
No. 24, Der Leiermann

Hans Zender’s reimagining of Schubert’s Winterreise transforms a familiar piano cycle into a vivid orchestral journey, blending intimacy and intensity. Tenor Allan Clayton and conductor Nicholas Collon lead Aurora Orchestra through a landscape of fractured memories, where folk-like simplicity collides with Mahlerian grandeur and Berg-like expressionism. Zender preserves Schubert’s vocal line but enriches the sound world with guitar, accordion, melodicas, and striking orchestral effects that evoke storms, frozen tears, and fleeting dreams. This interpretation magnifies the cycle’s raw truth about love, loss, and despair, offering audiences a deeply modern, immersive encounter with one of classical music’s most haunting masterpieces.