Gisbert zu Knyphausen & Kai Schumacher

Schubert songs re-interpreted

Franz Schubert was the great singer-songwriter of the 19th century. He did not write for elegant concert halls, but for small, private circles. Many of the themes Schubert addresses in his late song cycles are entirely relevant today: the fear of homelessness, the longing for warmth and humanity, resistance to the rigid norms of the establishment. When Gisbert zu Knyphausen juxtaposes Schubert’s songs with his own, the parallels become immediately apparent: there is a deep melancholy that connects both sound worlds, a beauty that comes directly from pain. But there is also a hunger for life, for friendship and love, for intoxication and partying.