IMRE SZÉCHÉNYI (1825-1898): 6 romances, Le rosier, Das Blatt im Buche, Komm, o Nacht, Vorbei, Là Bas, Waldeinsamkeit, Nachtgruß, Der Gefangene, Erster Schnee, Ja Winter war’s, Die Lerchen, Bölcsödal, Der träumende See, O komm’ in mein Schifflein, Il Ritrovo in Mare, Es fällt ein Stern herunter.

Description: Diplomat, poltician and amateur composer, especially of songs, this Hungarian moved in the most important artistic and political circles, so, being rather busy most of his life, we can’t fault him for being “merely” an attractive composer rather than a newly-discovered titan, now can we? Here are 22 of his extant 32 songs, the earliest dating from 1845 and the latest from 1892. Le rosier is one of the few songs you’ll ever hear accompanied by the csákán, a recorder-like Hungarian wind instrument. French, German, Hungarian and Italian texts. Katharina Ruckgaber (soprano), Jochen Kupfer (baritone), Peter Thalheimer (csakan), Helmut Deutsch (piano).