BRAHMS, J.: Songs (Complete), Vol. 4 (Wunderlin, Carrel, Eisenlohr)

Brahms’ early songs express an exuberance that may surprise those who are unfamiliar with this element of his music making. The Op. 6 set includes a Mediterranean-flavoured song in bolero rhythm and songs of hope and joy, displaying an apparent simplicity that was hard-won and the product of constant refinement. Based on folk songs, the Op. 14 collection is astonishingly varied, ranging from folk melodies to medieval harmonies and Baroque-styled richness. Elsewhere Brahms charts more melodious, elegiac settings in the Op. 19 set and confronts melancholy and loss in Op. 48.

Tracklist

Brahms, Johannes
Heyse, Paul - Lyricist
Hoffmann von Fallersleben, August Heinrich - Lyricist
Reinick, Robert - Lyricist
Rousseau, Johann Baptist - Lyricist
Meissner, Alfred - Lyricist
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
1 No. 1. Spanisches Lied 02:35
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
2 No. 2. Der Frühling 03:03
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
3 No. 3. Nachwirkung 02:17
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
4 No. 4. Juchhe! 02:33
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
5 No. 5. Wie die Wolke nach der Sonne 02:36
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
6 No. 6. Nachtigallen schwingen lustig 02:23
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Herder, Johann Gottfried - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
7 No. 1. Vor dem Fenster 02:54
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
8 No. 2. Vom verwundeten Knaben 02:10
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
9 No. 3. Murrays Ermordung 02:00
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
10 No. 4. Ein Sonnett 01:52
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
11 No. 5. Trennung 01:35
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
12 No. 6. Gang zur Liebsten 02:09
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
13 No. 7. Ständchen 02:59
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
14 No. 8. Sehnsucht 01:06
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Mörike, Eduard - Lyricist
Hölty, Ludwig Christoph Heinrich - Lyricist
Uhland, Johann Ludwig - Lyricist
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
15 No. 1. Der Kuß 01:35
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
16 No. 2. Scheiden und Meiden 00:59
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
17 No. 3. In der Ferne 01:54
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
18 No. 4. Der Schmied 00:52
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
19 No. 5. An eine Äolsharfe 04:08
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - Lyricist
Schack, Adolf Friedrich von - Lyricist
Wenzig, Josef - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
20 No. 1. Der Gang zum Liebchen 01:19
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
21 No. 2. Der Überläufer 01:43
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
22 No. 3. Liebesklage des Mädchens 01:44
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
23 No. 4. Gold überwiegt die Liebe 01:16
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
24 No. 5. Trost in Tränen 03:10
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
25 No. 6. Vergangen ist mir Glück und Heil 03:09
Carrel, Kieran (tenor)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)
26 No. 7. Herbstgefühl 03:19
Wunderlin, Alina (soprano)
Eisenlohr, Ulrich (piano)

Total Playing Time: 57:20