Many songs on this album have one thing in common: they are mainly early compositions, in some cases even the first songs these composers wrote....

Many songs on this album have one thing in common: they are mainly early compositions, in some cases even the first songs these composers wrote. They all have a certain spontaneity and freshness which shows that the young men who composed them were still at the beginning of their careers, full of dreams and hopes for the future. Thus, not surprisingly, many of the songs are also about dreams, totally in the spirit of the true romantic soul. Dutch baritone Raoul Steffani, born in 1992, has quickly established himself as one of the leading singers of his generation. After his masterclasses with Lieder masters such as Thomas Hampson, Christa Ludwig and Elly Ameling, he undertakes his album debut with a collection of early songs by some major Lieder composers.