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• Classical Explorer, 19 February, positive review by Colin Clarke
• Rondo, 19 February, German review by Robert Fraunholzer for Benjamin Appl’s Winterreise
• All Music, 25 February, 4.5*review by James Manheim
• Sunday Times, 27 February, 4*review by Hugh Canning in their culture segment
• Gramophone, March Issue, mixed review by Hugo Shirley for Benjamin Appl’s Winterreise
• Gramophone, March Issue, note from Gramophone reader Martyn Moxley ‘another towering
Winterreise’
• The Classic Review, 7 March, positive review by Azusa Ueno
• Res Musica, 14 March, mixed French review by Matthieu Roc
• BBC Music Magazine, April Issue, 4*performance and 5*recording review by Paul Riley
John Birdcut’s Winter Journey Film Reviews
• Thoroughly Good, 15 February, positive review by Jon Jacob (also appeared in Sound In
Depth, 16 February)
• Broadway World (TV), 2 March, review by Chloe Rabinowitz
• WELT (online ed.), 5 March, German review by Thomas Kielinger, and little paragraph on page
1
• WELT (print ed.), 7 March, German review by Thomas Kielinger, and little paragraph on page
1
• The Cross-Eyed Pianist, 27 March, positive review
• Interlude, 10 April, positive review by Frances Wilson
Social Media Highlights
Twitter
• Classical Music, Twitter (46k followers), 21 October, tweet on Benjamin Appl joining Alpha
Classics
• Gramophone, Twitter (70k followers), 21 October, tweet on Benjamin Appl joining Alpha
Classics
• Opera Wire, Twitter (7.7k followers), 29 October, tweet on Benjamin Appl joining Alpha
Classics
• Opera Wire, Twitter (7.7k followers), 24 November, tweet pegged to their news story on
Benjamin Appl’s Winter Season to be dominated by Winterreise
• Katy Hamilton (BBC Music Magazine), Twitter (1.8k followers), 21 December, tweet plugging
Benjamin Appl’s interview in their January edition, pegged to BBC Four broadcast