Following his teacher and model, Louis Spohr, Bernhard Molique (1802-1869) had a strong interest in the Lied. He published eleven set of songs during his lifetime, and, apart from his works for violon, of which ha was a renowned virtuoso, this genre was cultivated by him with success.

The opus 23 is particularly important on two sides : first by musical and poetic aspects, second by the dedication to his wife. Carefully repared and arranged, these six songs express the composer’s deepest feel...