For those unaware, with his new album SEHNSUCH (out September 26th, 2025 via Rondeau Production), Swiss baritone Äneas Humm and pianist Renate Rohlfing devote themselves to songs by Arnold Schönberg, Alexander Zemlinsky, Erich Zeisl and Henriëtte Bosmans.

The works, composed in the 1930s and 40s, reflect experiences of exile, persecution and loss, while also addressing the longing for home, security and life.

The album thus focuses on one female composer and three male composers of Jewish origin whose artistic biographies were shaped and threatened by National Socialism, while also reminding us of this injustice and the deep wounds caused by the disappearance of art and its creators.

1. Dieselbe [1:16]
2. Das trunkene Lied [3:25]
3. Ein ganzes Leben [3:29]
4. Letzter Tanz [5:05]
5. Die Nacht [3:15]
6. Schrei [1:44]
7. Der Weise [1:12]
8. Dank [5:56]
9. Abschied [10:43]
10. Geflüster der Nacht [1:45]
11. Vor der Stadt [1:22]
12. Frühlingstag [1:44]
13. Der Traum [1:40]
14. Empfängnis [3:33]
15. Da waren zwei Kinder [1:21]
16. Entbietung [2:08]
17. Complainte de Petit Cheval blanc [2:26]
18. Le Chanson fatale [4:10]
19. Le Regard Eternel [4:22]
20. Le Diable dans la Nuit [1:18]

Award-winning baritone Äneas Humm and his pianist Renate Rohlfing present a most wondrous new recording here, and open it with the emboldened Dieselbe, the decadent Das trunkene Lied and the elegant Ein ganzes Leben and then we get the flavorful Letzter Tanz, the cultured Die Nacht, the strident Schrei, the playfully realized Der Weise, the low slung Dank, and then we get both the stoic Abschied and the delicate Geflüster der Nacht.

Then we are brought forth the flirtatious Vor der Stadt, the reticent Frühlingstag and the gently frenetic, yet reined Der Traum, and they are in turn backed by the engaging Empfängnis, the vitality of Da waren zwei Kinder, the formidable Entbietung and the melodious Complainte de Petit Cheval blanc, the set rounding out on the evocative Le Chanson fatale, the quietly honed Le Regard Eternel, coming to a close on the sparkling Le Diable dans la Nuit.

‘With SEHNSUCHT, I am continuing my journey to make works and voices that have been unjustly forgotten audible again – a legacy that our cultural memory urgently needs.’ – Äneas Humm

Official Das trunkene Lied Music Video

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