The young, already internationally successful Austrian baritone and ensemble member of the Munich Gärtnerplatztheater Daniel Gutmann presents songs by Robert Schumann based on poems by Heinrich Heine with Maximilian Kromer, piano, on this CD. In addition to Schumann’s most popular song cycle, Dichterliebe, op.48, from which the title of this album, “Tränenflut”, is taken, this recording also finds the Liederkreis, op.24, with its nine songs enter this compilation. In addition, Gutmann and Kromer interpret with Belshazzar, op.57, and Die beiden Grenadiere, op.49/1, Schumann’s settings of two of the German poet’s best-known ballads.

A significant part of Gutmann’s artistic output is devoted to concert and lieder singing. Raised on choral music at a young age, he began his solo career early. Recitals and concert tours have taken him to New York, Singapore, Washington D.C., Texas, and throughout Austria and Germany, among other places.

Maximilian Kromer is appreciated by audiences and colleagues as a versatile pianist. As a soloist, chamber musician and Lied accompanist, he is a guest at numerous leading international festivals and concert halls. In the 2022/23 season, Kromer’s musical activities focus on song accompaniment and chamber music. He can be heard with up-and-coming colleagues and close musical partners such as Patricia Nolz, Jeremias Fliedl, Dominik Wagner, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian and Daniel Gutmann. On the Austrian label Gramola, Kromer’s debut solo album was presented with recordings of virtuoso Viennese piano works – including a premiere recording of Christoph Ehrenfellner’s Neue Wiener Tänze ( Gramola 99253).