Catalogue

Summary:

Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen’s star is rapidly in the ascendent, his voice “astonishingly beautiful” and “golden-toned” (The Guardian). He has been acclaimed as a “complete artist” by The New York Times and as “extravagantly gifted … Nussbaum Cohen is poised to re-define what’s possible for singers of this distinctive voice type” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Uncharted is Aryeh’s solo debut album, and ventures outside typical countertenor territory into 19^th and 20^th century lieder never before recorded by his soaring voice type. Austro-Germanic lieder was Aryeh’s first musical love and on Uncharted, he indulges in music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Clara and Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms – music that resonates profoundly with his family’s German and Jewish heritage. The moving programme is heightened by the deeply sensitive playing of leading collaborative pianist John Churchwell, Head of Music for San Francisco Opera.

The release of Uncharted coincides with a North American tour that takes Aryeh to Houston and St. Paul, with debuts at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Tracklist:

ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD (1897–1957)
Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14
1. I. Sterbelied Christina Rossetti; adapt. Alfred Kerr 4:32
2. II. Dies eine kann mein Sehnen nimmer fassen Edith Ronsperger 3:15
3. III. Mond, so gehst du wieder auf Ernst Lothar 4:33
4. IV. Gefasster Abschied Ernst Lothar 4:27

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
5. Mein wundes Herz, Op. 59, No. 7 Klaus Groth 2:22

CLARA SCHUMANN (1819–1896)
6. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen, Op. 13, No. 1 Heinrich Heine 2:30

JOHANNES BRAHMS
7. Dein blaues Auge hält so still, Op. 59, No. 8 Klaus Groth 2:18

CLARA SCHUMANN
8. Sie liebten sich beide, Op. 13, No. 2 Heinrich Heine 1:59

JOHANNES BRAHMS
9. In meiner Nächte Sehnen, Op. 57 No. 5 Georg Friedrich Daumer 1:44

CLARA SCHUMANN
10. Liebeszauber, Op. 13, No. 3 Emanuel Geibel 2.31
11. Der Mond kommt still gegangen, Op. 13, No. 4 Emanuel Geibel 2:22

JOHANNES BRAHMS
12. Unbewegte laue Luft, Op. 57 No. 8 Georg Friedrich Daumer 4:12

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1956)
Liederkreis Op.39 Joseph von Eichendorff
13. I. In der Fremde 2:03
14. II. Intermezzo 2:00
15. III. Waldesgespräch 2:19
16. IV. Die Stille 1:36
17. V. Mondnacht 4:25
18. VI. Schöne Fremde 1:25
19. VII. Auf einer Burg 2:53
20. VIII. In der Fremde 1:27
21. IX. Wehmut 4:27
22. X. Zwielicht 2:48
23. XI. Im Walde 1:36
24. XII. Frühlingsnacht 1:31

25. Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 (Myrthen), No. 3 Julius Mosen 3:19

Recording: 27 January–1 February 2023, Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California
Recording Producer & Engineer, Editing & Mastering: David v.R. Bowles (Swineshead Productions, LLC)
Assistant Engineer: Dann Thompson
Piano Tuner & Technician: Lawrence Lobel
German Language Coaches: Anja Burmeister Strauss and Nils Neubert
Publisher (Korngold): Schott Music
Sung Text Translations: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen