Recordings
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Estrellita
A major LIEDER ALIVE! recording of beloved Spanish songs from Esther Rayo and LIEDER ALIVE! pianist-in-residence, Peter Grünberg, released on Divine Art Records. November 7, 2025, Divine Art Records releases the superb collection of sensuous classical Spanish language songs for voice and piano, from the sublime musical partnership of lyric soprano Esther Rayo and renowned
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In Meinem Himmel
A LIEDER ALIVE! Commissioned Project with the Alexander String Quartet featuring Artist-in-Residence Kindra Scharich. The origins of this Mahler project came about during an Alexander String Quartet road trip in late 2014. At a random truck stop, Paul asked, “What do you think about arranging some Mahler, Wagner and Strauss song cycles for string quartet
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Chosen Eyes (Les Yeux Élus)
Featuring LIEDER ALIVE! artist-in-residence Kindra Scharich and her program with Ricardo Ballestero! Brazilian composer Alberto Nepomuceno (1864-1920) is considered to be the founder of Brazilian art song. He deeply absorbed the influence of the German Lied and French Mélodie, combined them with some characteristic rhythms and melodic elements from his native country, and during his lifetime produced
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An Artist’s Journey
Featuring LIEDER ALIVE! collaborative artist Jeffrey LaDeur. Featuring Franz Liszt’s Première Année: Suisse—the first of three suites forming his Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage)—and transcription of Wagner’s Pilgrim’s Chorus from Tannhäuser, An Artist’s Journey explores a landscape of self-reflection that traces Liszt’s journey inward. Great literary spirits guide the composer, and Nature mirrors his soul, reflecting the realm within from without.
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To My Distant Beloved
The debut album of LIEDER ALIVE! Artist-in-Residence Kindra Scharich and pianist Jeffrey LaDeur Reviews “A simply well-done rendition of vocal works…” —Pan Pipes, SAI [Summer 2021] “Presented by MSR Classics in a warm, bright acoustic in which tones bloom as in a meticulously-engineered recital hall, mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich’s and pianist Jeffrey LaDeur’s recording of music