Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Opp. 52 & 65 - RES10286

Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Opp. 52 & 65

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Total playing time [67:03]

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Mary Bevan (soprano)
Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
William Thomas (bass)
Dylan Perez (piano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)

Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder–Walzer (1869 & 1875), Op. 52 and Op. 65, are a cheerful, short, witty set of songs full of anger, joy and rejection. These part-songs are accompanied by one piano, with four hands and any number of voices can perform any selection.

These enchanting works are performed as part of Barbara Hannigan’s Momentum project, which teams up new talent with more established performers. Here, tenor Nicky Spence, soprano Mary Bevan and pianist Joseph Middleton are joined by three rising stars (mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, bass William Thomas and pianist Dylan Perez) in these love songs said to have been motivated by Brahms’s unrequited love for Clara Schumann.

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'This delectable recording makes a splendid case, if it were needed, for their worth. These four singers complement one another and blend effortlessly, seeming to share some crucial qualities: enjoyable tone powered by intelligent attention to the text, and wide-ranging emotional capacity encompassing high spirits and heartache alike.'

- BBC Music Magazine

'This delectable recording makes a splendid case, if it were needed, for their worth. These four singers complement one another and blend effortlessly, seeming to share some crucial qualities: enjoyable tone powered by intelligent attention to the text, and wide-ranging emotional capacity encompassing high spirits and heartache alike.'
BBC Music Magazine

Credits
© 2021 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2021 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10286
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262793152
Cover image: Champ Nitirak (shutterstock.com)
Release date: 3 September 2021