Gypsy Melodies Op.55
Songs my mother taught me

Genia Kühmeier, soprano
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
Christoph Berner, piano

From Antonín Dvořák – Songs and Duets (2012)

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Dvořák – Gypsy Melodies Op.55 – Songs my mother taught me


In 2004 Bernarda Fink released a recording of Dvorak songs that created a genuine sensation, winning awards including Diapason d’Or Arte, Diapason de l’Année, and 10 de Répertoire. Now, eight years later, she returns to the composer, in the company of the young soprano Genia Kühmeier, to sing thirteen of the Moravian Duets which brought the young musician fame far beyond his homeland. The other two cycles, for solo voice, round out the portrait of a Dvorak still attached to musical traditions, whether sacred (Biblical Songs) or secular (Gypsy Melodies).

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