• Carl Reinthaler's (1822-1896) song cycles are distinguished by great mastery and expertise. For each poem, Reinthaler finds the appropriate tone, and in the accompaniment...

• Carl Reinthaler's (1822-1896) song cycles are distinguished by great mastery and expertise. For each poem, Reinthaler finds the appropriate tone, and in the accompaniment draws on the characteristic textual elements. His songs are of great intensity but often strike a strangely familiar and almost simple tone. Reinthaler’s great wealth of melodic invention is impressive. The many years of productive cooperation between Peter Schöne and Günther Albers reach a high point on the present recording.