Although he never formally taught composition, Johannes Brahms influenced many other composers of his time.; This release features lieder by Brahms himself, as well as his contemporaries Antonin Dvorak and Gustav Jenner.; Soprano Angelika Huber moves freely from genre to genre, having performed baroque cantatas, operas of the romantic periods, and contemporary works. Her concert activities, however, frequently focus around lieder.; Huber is accompanied for this recording by pianist Kilian Sprau.

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'Recital' can describe the performance of a poem or other story, which is made special. The language of music has it's own magic, making a musical Recital always a phenomenon of special dramaturgy. It is thanks to Franz Liszt that the Recital - mostly a performance made by heart - was made at home in concert venues. Many ideas can contribute to the motivation for a Recital program. This CD is a journey from baroque times until today with the whole oboe family present accompanied by violin and piano. The main point of a Recital has never been the fame of the composer of the works, but their musical quality and the passion of performance.

Bayer’s ‘Flexible Sky: Music for Guitar and String Quartet’ features three such string works, two written during the classical and early Romantic eras by Haydn and Joseph Ignatz Schnabel, with the third a premiere recording on CD by the noted jazz and improvisation music performer Wolfgang Muthspiel (b. 1965).Guitarist Han Jonkers, who worked out the transcriptions and cadenzas for the Haydn work, is featured in the company of the Casal Quartet, the prize-winning Spanish ensemble founded in 1997."A sonic signature entirely its own," (NYTimes on the Casal Quartet)

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The works by Bob Chilcott (b. 1955), recorded here by the Nordic Chamber Choir/Chamber Choir of Europe, conducted by Nicol Matt, can be exuberant and rhythmic (The Making of the Drum), contemplative and thrilling (Songs and Cries of London Town) or passionate and frequently contrapuntal (My Prayer).Mr. Chilcott is one of the most widely performed choral music composers in the world. His large catalogue of published works reflects his wide taste in music styles and commitment to writing music both singable and communicative. �A contemporary hero of British choral music." (The Observer)