Brahms' Opus 14 songs are all based on folksongs selected from popular collections of his time, and their settings are remarkably varied.
Performer Biography
Alina Wunderlin, the soprano on this album, performs in both opera and concert, with repertoire ranging from early Baroque to contemporary pieces.
Compositional Technique
Brahms titled his Opus 19 'Five Poems' rather than 'songs,' possibly indicating the high poetic quality of the texts by authors Hölty, Uhland, and Mörike.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms' compositional process, unlike his mentor Schumann's, involved a lengthy period of sketching, setting aside, altering, and detailing after the initial inspiration.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms, the composer, was a profoundly life-affirming musician capable of wild exuberance, which is particularly evident in his early works like Opus 6.
Compositional Technique
In the song 'Vergangen ist mir Glück und Heil' from Opus 48, Brahms sets an 'old German' poem in the style of Heinrich Schütz, whose works he had studied extensively.
Performer Biography
Ulrich Eisenlohr, the pianist, has an extensive concert career with numerous instrumental and vocal partners and has appeared on over 50 recordings.
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