Anne Schwanewilms / Ocene

the high-flying rapture and generous tone we associate with the soprano's Strauss came to the fore... the physical stillness relieved by the most elegantly expressive hand gestures in "Das Glück” (“Joy”) and a dash of the comedy Schwanewilms does so well in "Umsonst" (“In vain”)... Schwanewilms kept the direct soldier-worship of No. 1 inward, only to retreat into even more secret raptures in stanzas about harp-led lullabies and dawn choruses... Amazing how Schwanewilms can fleck a single note with gold in mid-flight.