Brahms: Lieder

by Anna Lucia Richter, Ammiel Bushakevitz

Overview

Taking advantage of the time afforded her during the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, Anna Lucia Richter made the switch from soprano to mezzo-soprano, working with Tamar Rachum from Tel Aviv through a video conferencing service. In her short time as a mezzo, Richter has already been featured on recordings of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (with Jakub Hrusa leading the Bamberger Symphoniker) and violinist/violist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian's recording of music by Brahms, which shares with the present album the ever-popular Wiegenlied, Op. 49/4. Here, Richter marks her solo debut as a mezzo-soprano with a recital of art songs by Brahms, including several very familiar tunes from the master. To narrow down the selections from his vast catalog of lieder, Richter and pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz settled on the theme of twilight and evening. Brahms wrote plenty of music that comfortably fits this narrative, and the performers did well in designing a program that encompasses the theme but does not become stagnant. Richter's voice sounds comfortable and natural in this range, strong in the upper register (as one would expect from a former soprano) but still developing the power and stability of the lower. Richter and Bushakevitz have been performing together for only a short period of time, but they have developed a solid rapport. PentaTone delivers ideal sound from the Raiding Lisztzentrum ("Franz Liszt Concert Hall"): close and clear but not overly intimate. ~ Keith Finke

Product Details

Release Date:	09/02/2022
Label:	Pentatone Classics
UPC:	0827949098666
Rank:	155383

Tracks

1. St¿¿ndchen (Op. 106, No. 1)
2. Sapphische Ode (Op. 94, No. 4)
3. Verzagen (Op. 72, No. 4)
4. Soll sich der Mond (WoO 33, No. 35)
5. Liebestreu (Op. 3, No. 1)
6. Vergebliches St¿¿ndchen (Op. 84, No. 4)
7. Vor dem Fenster (Op. 14, No. 1)
8. Ankl¿¿nge (Op. 7, No. 3)
9. Feldeinsamkeit (Op. 86, No. 2)
10. Unbewegte, laue Luft (Op. 57, No. 8)
11. Auf dem Kirchhofe (Op. 105, No. 4)
12. Der Tod, das ist die k¿¿hle Nacht (Op. 96, No. 1)
13. Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht (Op. 32, No. 1)
14. M¿¿dchenlied (Op. 107, No. 5)
15. Dort in den Weiden (WoO 33, No. 31)
16. Von ewiger Liebe (Op. 43, No. 1)
17. Die Mainacht (Op. 43, No. 2)
18. Geheimnis (Op. 71, No. 3)
19. Wiegenlied (Op. 49, No. 4)
20. Sandm¿¿nnchen (WoO 31, No. 4)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Anna Lucia Richter   Primary Artist,Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
Ammiel Bushakevitz   Primary Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Detlev von Liliencron   Text
Franz Kugler   Text
Robert Reinick   Text
Hans Schmidt   Text
Sean Hickey   Managing Director
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben   Text
Karl von Lemcke   Text
Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hoelty   Text
Hermann Allmers   Text
Paul Heyse   Text
Georg Friedrich Daumer   Text
Heinrich Heine   Text
Joseph (Karl Benedikt) Freiherr von Eichendorff   Text
Georg Scherer   Text
Lucia Ghielmi   Cover Design
Anna Lucia Richter   Liner Notes
August von Platen-Hallermuende   Text
Thomas Boessl   Mixing,Editing,Mastering,Recording Producer
Renaud Loranger   A&R,Executive Producer
Kate Rockett   A&R
Silvia Pietrosanti   Marketing
Ammiel Bushakevitz   Photography
Laetitia Grimaldi   Photography
Benedikt Schroeder   Engineer
Calvin B. Cooper   Liner Notes,Lyric Translation,Liner Note Translation
Gerald Koepf   Piano Technician
Kasper van Kooten   Design,Product Manager
Johannes Brahms   Composer
Karl Candidus   Text