Deutsche Volkslieder fur Sopran, Bariton und Gitarre
Prospero Classical
CD
$20.99Aug 21, 2026
Brahms' folk-song settings rank among the most poetic miniatures of his oeuvre. Poised between artful simplicity and Romantic inwardness, they preserve the inflection and narrative candour of oral tradition while elevating it into the realm of Kunstlied. By replacing the piano with guitar, this recording moves the songs closer to their vernacular roots: the texture becomes transparent, the timbre warmer, the expressive gesture more immediate. Sopranist Theresa Pilsl and baritone Jonas Muller approach these songs with idiomatic diction, stylistic acuity and compelling narrative presence - tender and lyrical, playfully dialogic and disarmingly direct. Leonard Becker shapes the guitar part with a refined ear for color and resonance. His playing unites rhythmic precision with cantabile phrasing, creating a breathing acoustic space in which the voices unfold naturally.
Elina Garanca/Christian Thielemann/Wiener Philharmoniker - "Live From Salzburg - Wagner: Wesendonck- Lieder/Mahler: Ruckert-Liede" In two live Salzburg Festival concerts, given a year apart yet both marked by the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elina Garanca sings orchestral songs with Christian Thielemann and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Their interpretations of Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder ("velvety, immensely rich in fine shadings" - Opera-online. Com) and Mahler's Ruckert Lieder ("simply to die for" - Bachtrack. Com) are moving tributes to the power of live performance following months of silence. Verve Label Group; Deutsche Grammophon; Classical
