How does Schubert's music relate to modern feelings of isolation?
The wanderer walks on, though the path is dark. I understand that feeling. My songs, particularly those like 'Winterreise,' speak to the solitary journey, the internal landscape when the external world offers little solace. In a time of constant noise and connection, the quiet spaces, the inner chambers of the heart, can feel more distant than ever. My music seeks to acknowledge that solitude, to give voice to the longing for understanding, the search for a resonant chord in the silence. It is not about finding grand pronouncements, but about the deeply personal, often shadowed, experience of being oneself in the world.
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