In grouping his Lieder into sets with opus numbers, Brahms was concerned with thematic unity and poetic contrasts. The theme of op.71 is love, whether ardent, ironic or courtly, and contains one of his best-loved songs, Minnelied. In op.70 the connections are more subtle: past, present and future create the thematic framework. The serenity of op.95 is heightened through the use of Serbian folk songs, and for the op.107 set Brahms once again illuminates love in all its intensity and humour.

Alina Wunderlin has been called a singer ‘with radiantly bright top notes and clear, never glaringly sparkling coloratura’. On Vol.3, Classical Explorer described her as ‘a wonderfully pure-voiced soprano…’

Anglo-German tenor Kieran Carrel ‘sang six of Haydn’s English-language canzonettas with a voice as clear and sweet as an Austrian Eiswein’, wrote The Spectator of his appearance with Sir András Schiff at Wigmore Hall in London.

Vol.1 can be heard on 8574268. It received huge acclaim: ‘The artists field a terrifically compelling start with two of Brahms’ best-known and most moving songs, “Von ewiger Liebe” and “Die Mainacht”.’ This sixty-five minutes of music makes an auspicious start to Eisenlohr’s latest endeavour’ (Opera News). It also won Opera News’s Critics’ Choice accolade.