The lyrical voice in this song had endured many tedious individuals among his acquaintance if only for the chance of a fleeting moment with the beloved. In the third song from this same group, "Beim Abschied" ("At Parting") based on a text by Halm, Andreas Schmidt achieves a similar effect by following an opposite interpretive move. Banse conveys the excitement of the young woman through a brighter tone toward the close as well as a subtle yet increasing aspiration, both matched by the accompanist in attentive support of the singer. In the last section of the piece the tempo increases as she vows to cover her face with rose-water in anticipation of a younger suitor.
95, "Das Mädchen" ("The Maiden") - designated as "Serbian song" - a young woman reflects on the possibilities of being kissed by an older or younger man. The two vocalists in this recording show an especially sensitive awareness at communicating such shifts in mood. Common to both groups as set by Brahms are modulations or changes in tempo in the final part of individual songs. 95 focuses on popular songs adapted from Serbian and on texts by the poet Friedrich Halm. As in most of the previous releases of this project, the singers Juliane Banse and Andreas Schmidt divide the repertoire and are accompanied by the pianist Helmut Deutsch. 97 comprise settings of poems by Reinhold, Alexis, and Groth, as well as two songs for which the source is simply given as Volkslied. As an example of this mix, the songs from op. Each of the opus numbers includes a mix of texts drawn from the works of contemporary, well known poets and from the milieu of popular folk-songs. The present recording represents typical songs from the so-called mature composer, most of these having been written between 1883-88. This latest release in the collaborative project to record the complete songs of Johannes Brahms focuses on four opus numbers, among the last groups of Lieder to be so designated by Brahms. Juliane Banse (soprano), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Johannes Brahms, Lieder, Complete Edition, Vol.
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