On her third Pentatone album Brahms Lieder, Anna Lucia Richter returns to the German lied, making her recording debut as a mezzo-soprano with a recital of Brahms songs, together with pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz. Brahms is particularly suitable for this recording debut as his songs fit the mezzo-soprano voice like a glove, and the pieces presented here range from love poetry and dark Romanticism to folk songs, including the world-famous Wiegenlied. Richter's profound engagement and knowledge of the German lied is perceivable in each song she performs, as well as in her insightful liner notes text for the booklet, in which she links the project to the notion of twilight (DÃ¤mmerung). Bushakevitz's poetic playing offers the perfect tone for both the gloomy and the idyllic pieces. Anna Lucia Richter belongs to the most exciting young singers of her generation. Brahms Lieder is the third fruit of her exclusive collaboration with Pentatone, after her Monteverdi portrait Il delirio della passione (2020) and her Schubert album Heimweh (2019). Ammiel Bushakevitz enjoys a flourishing career both as a solo pianist and lied accompanist, and makes his Pentatone debut.

Tracklist:

5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 1, Ständchen
5 Lieder, Op. 94: No. 4, Sapphische Ode
5 Gesänge, Op. 72: No. 4, Verzagen
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, Woo 33 (Excerpts): No. 35, Soll Sich Der Mond
6 Gesänge, Op. 3: No. 1, Liebestreu
5 Romanzen Und Gesänge, Op. 84: No. 4, Vergebliches Ständchen
8 Lieder Und Romanzen, Op. 14: No. 1, Vor Dem Fenster
6 Gesänge, Op. 7: No. 3, Anklänge
6 Lieder, Op. 86: No. 2, Feldeinsamkeit
8 Lieder Und Gesänge, Op. 57: No. 8, Unbewegte Laue Luft
5 Lieder, Op. 105: No. 4, Auf Dem Kirchhofe
4 Lieder, Op. 96: No. 1, Der Tod, Das Ist Die Kühle Nacht
9 Lieder Und Gesänge, Op. 32: No. 1, Wie Rafft Ich Mich Auf In Der Nacht
5 Lieder, Op. 107: No. 5, Mädchenlied
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, Woo 33 (Excerpts): No. 31, Dort In Den Weiden
4 Gesänge, Op. 43 (Excerpts): No. 1, Von Ewiger Liebe
4 Gesänge, Op. 43 (Excerpts): No. 2, Die Mainacht
5 Gesänge, Op. 71: No. 3, Geheimnis
5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied
15 Volkskinderlieder, Woo 31: No. 4, Sandmännchen

UPC: 827949098666
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD

Brahms / Richter / Bushakevitz - Lieder (CD)