The Hurdy Gurdy Man
The haunting final song of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise tells of a lonely street musician. The final line asks, “Curious old man, should I go with you? Will you play my songs on your box?”
- Audio (Dietrich Fischer Dieskau) – Last.fm
- Video (Jorma Hynninen) – YouTube. Der Leiermann begins 2:40 in
- Text (Wilhelm Müller) & Translation – Recmusic.org
- Score – IMSLP
- Article – Wikipedia
This song was also featured on Paul Schwartz’s album Aria 2 in 1999.
An art song a day 