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.