'Brahms & Schumann: Lieder' sees Dame Ann Murray, one of the great vocal artists of the past decades, return to the recording studio to perform a personal selection of Lieder. Ann’s first solo album in over a decade, this will be her final Lieder recording, and a fitting way to draw her long and distinguished recording career to a close.

Still a regular fixture on the opera circuit, Ann’s voice remains impressive.  Following a recent Brahms recital at Wigmore Hall, The Times stated: ‘Her still-penetrating mezzo was the highlight of the evening. Murray really sings through Brahms’ cantabile lines while losing nothing in theatrical awareness'.

It is difficult to imagine a singer who inspires greater affection and admiration than Ann Murray DBE. With Malcolm Martineau at the piano, this beautifully balanced programme sees Ann perform some of her favourite works by Schumann and Brahms.

The recording features Malcolm Martineau (piano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Johnny Langridge (tenor & Ann’s son) and Hester Dickson (piano & Malcolm’s mother).

Ann Murray performs regularly with the Glyndebourne Festival, English National Opera, the Royal Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and has been a regular guest at the BBC Proms. She is a lover of song and has been acclaimed worldwide for her own performances.

"Murray’s voice has always had an element of the enigmatic: a clear, light mezzo whose range could encompass the freshness and flare of a soprano at the top of its register." - The Times

"Murray brought a perfect judged sense of style and delivery" - The Guardian