Composer: Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss
Performer: Sarah Brady, Stephen Delaney
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Prospero Classical
Catalogue: PROSP94590
Release: 2022
Size: 928 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Strauss: Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1
02. Schumann: Warum, Op. 12, No. 3
Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
03. I. Seit ich ihn gesehen
04. II. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
05. Strauss: Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2
06. Strauss: Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3
Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
07. III. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
08. IV. Der Ring an meinem Finger
09. Strauss: Five Piano Pieces Op. 3: No. 4 Allegro molto
10. Schumann: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern (No. 5 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42)
11. Strauss: Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2
12. Strauss: Beim Schlafengehen (from Vier Letzte Lieder)
Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
13. VI. Süsser Freund, du blickest
14. VII. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
15. Strauss: Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1
16. Strauss: Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2
17. Strauss: Five Piano Pieces Op. 3: No. 1 Andante
18. Strauss: Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4
19. Strauss: Frauenliebe und Leben: VIII. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
20. Strauss: Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4
Sarah Brady on the genesis of the album: “We grasped the idea of an album entitled “Matters of the Heart” in the spring of 2020, at the time of the first lockdown during the Covid 19 pandemic. Stephen made the suggestion to put together a concert program for future performances. Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben had been on my mind earlier, as I had wanted to work on this cycle since college. So it was soon clear that we both wanted to rehearse these Schumann songs. But what should we add? Stephen initially thought of a combination of several composers in the sense of a crossover album – including songs by the Beatles, for example! We came up with several program ideas and ultimately thought songs by Richard Strauss were best suited to expand on the emotional themes of the Schumann songs”.