BRAVO BRAHMS!
Sacred and Secular Music of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

I       Five choral songs from Opus 62

• 1. "Rosmarin" [Rosemary] (from Das Knaben Wunderhorn)
• 3. "Waldesnacht" [Forest night] (from Jungbrunnen by Paul Heyse)
• 4. "Dein Herzlein mild" [Thou gentle heart] (from Jungbrunnen)
• 6. "Es geht ein Wehen" [A sign goes gloating] (from Jungbrunnen)
• 7. "Vergangen ist mir Glück und Heil" [Gone is my joy and happiness] (old German)

II       Intermezzo in B^b minor for piano, Opus 117, No. 2

John Lettieri

III       Missa cononica for five-part chorus and organ, WoO 17 & 18 posthumous
Kyrie - Sanctus - Benedictus - Agnus Dei - Dona nobis

IV      Three songs for vocal quartet and piano

"Spätherbst" [Late Autumn], Opus 92, No. 2 (H. Allmers)
"Der Gang zum Liebchen" [Going to His Sweetheart], Opus 31, No. 3 (Wenzig)
"Fragen" [Questions], Opus 64, No. 3 (G.F. Daumer)

RCS Ensemble:
Edel Boland, Mimi Daitz, Marcy Taitz, sopranos
Linda Cox, Betty Figueroa, Jenny Isaacs, Nancy Quigley, Maggie Schwed, altos
Patrick Waters, Yaakov Taitz, tenors
Stuart Boynton, Swiatoslaw Dombrowsky, Wolodymyr Dombrowsky, Kaspar Schroeter, basses

V       Zigeunerlieder [Gypsy Songs], Opus 103 (Hugo Conrat)

1. "He, Zigeuner, greife in die Saiten ein" [Hey, gypsy, pluck the strings]
2. "Hochgetürmete Rimaflut" [Pounding waters of the Rima]
3. "Wißt ihr, wann mein Kindchen" [Do you know when my dearest]
4. "Lieber Gott, du weißt" [Dear Lord, you know]
5. "Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze" [The swarthy lad leads to the dance]
6. "Röslein dreie in der Reihe" [Three little roses in a row]
7. "Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn" [Do you ever recall]
8. "Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen" [Hark, the wind sighs in the branches]
9. "Weit un breit schaut niemand mich an" [Nowhere does anyone look at me]
10. "Mond verhüllt sein Angesicht" [The moon veils her face]
11. "Rote Abendwolken ziehn" [Red evening clouds fly]