The performers aimed to create a program that flows like a single, continuous song, with tenor Ilker Arcayürek personally relating to each piece.
Album & Artwork
The album is structured into five chapters, representing stages of life: love, longing, quest for inner peace, resignation, and redemption, rather than being a typical 'Best of Schubert' selection.
Album & Artwork
The album's program, titled "The Path of Life," was inspired by a photograph called "The Inevitable" by Moroccan photo artist Achraf Baznani, which also adorns the album cover.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, despite his genius, was not always appreciated during his lifetime and, as far as is known, never had a fulfilled romantic relationship with a woman.
Recording & Production
The recording aimed for honesty in music-making, delivering the work as if it were a spontaneous diary entry.
Performer Biography
Tenor Ilker Arcayürek, born in Istanbul and raised in Vienna, has been praised for his 'golden tenor' and was a finalist at the 2015 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
Performer Biography
Pianist Simon Lepper, who studied at King's College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, is a professor of collaborative piano at the Royal College of Music, London.
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