Wie ein Cherub aus den Wolken

Lieder und Texte

[…Like a Cherub from the Clouds: An Homage to Bettine von Arnim - Songs and Texts]

Verena Rein
Axel Bauni
Speaker of the Deutschlandradio Kultur Berlin, Germany

Bettine von Arnim · Johanna Kinkel
Ludwig van Beethoven · Johannes Brahms

Dreyer · Gaido (released:2003)

Press response:

Romantic
... wie ein Cherub aus den Wolken. Hommage an Bettine von Arnim.
Verena Rein (soprano), Axel Bauni (piano). Dreyer-Gaido (released: October 2003).
Bettine von Arnim entered history mainly by maintaining the most distinguished literary salon in early 19th century Berlin. What is much less known, however, is that Arnim, née Brentano, was not only an ingenious communicator among the educated elite of her time, but also tried her hand in sculpturing, writing and setting poetry to music. Originally produced for DeutschlandRadio, the text/music programme presents, not least, song rarities by Bettine and her contemporary Johanna Kinkel, demonstrating once again the versatile talent of a woman who also exchanged correspondence with Beethoven, Clara and Robert Schumann, Brahms and Liszt, among others.

(Märkische Allgemeine August 21, 2004)