Klára Takács found that her experience performing Verdi's operas was a great help in interpreting his songs, as he uses the same musical vocabulary.
Klára Takács, the mezzo-soprano on this album, was a leading mezzo-soprano in Hungary during the 1980s.
Klára Takács's role as Octavian in Richard Strauss's opera Der Rosenkavalier significantly influenced her interpretation of Strauss's Lieder.
Klára Takács refers to Leonardo da Vinci, who considered music to be the embodiment of the invisible.
The material for this CD was personally selected by Klára Takács from her earlier LP recordings.
The recording of Liszt's Mignon's Lied on this album was chosen after it won a 'Who sings it the most beautifully?' competition on RAI3.
Klára Takács approached opera for dramatic conflicts, Lieder for depth of concentration, and oratorio as 'a dialogue with God'.
