Ludovic Konya - My Lieder-Land: Songs of Nicolae Bretan 2 - Music & Performance - CD

The vigorous baritone vocals of Ludovic Konya, often performing before a live audience, mark this collection of compositions by Nicolae Bretan. Belonging to the nation of song, Bretan's work, like his life, crossed many boundaries. The collection MY LIEDER-LAND (of which this is volume 2) includes 218 songs, 90 with Romanian texts, 70 in Hungarian and 50 in German.

Lilting songs with the spirit of the waltz are what make Bretan a success in any language. Hearty piano evokes the early 20th-century art-song sound. A singer as well as a composer, Bretan was particularly well disposed for writing songs. Blending music and lyrics in a way that augments them both, he finds the melody within the poetry.