Various Composers - Liebeszauber (Pierre-Yves Cras; Anna Giorgi)

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1. Rudi Stephan - Waldnachmittag
2. Franz Schreker - Und wie mag die liebe dir kommen sein ?
3. Hugo Wolf - Auf einer Wanderung
4. Johanna Müller-Hermann - Willst du mit mir wandern
5. Richard Strauss - Freundliche Vision
6. Franz Schubert - Über allen Zauber Liebe
7. Franz Schubert - Die Entzückung an Laura
8. Rita Strohl - Jeux de naïades
9. Johanna Müller-Hermann - Herbstabend
10. Hans Gal - Abend auf dem Fluss
11. Hugo Wolf - Die Geister am Mummelsee
12. Franz Schubert - Wandrers Nachtlied
13. Rudi Stephan - Mitternacht
14. Rudi Stephan - Liebeszauber

Pierre-Yves Cras, baritone

Anna Giorgi, piano

Date: 2026

Label: Initiale

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Pierre-Yves Cras began his classical training as a violist at the Nantes Conservatory before transitioning to vocal performance at the Toulouse Conservatory under Jacques Schwarz and Inessa Lecourt. Further refining his artistry through masterclasses with renowned singers like Peter Berne and Alain Buet, he earned a Master’s degree from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in 2025. His soloist career includes performances of Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ, Mozart's Requiem, and Brahms's Requiem, alongside an opera debut at the Limoges Opera. Named to the Génération Opéra 2025–2026 program, he also performs as part of the award-winning Chiaroscuro duo with pianist Anna Giorgi.

Pianist Anna Giorgi earned her Concert Artist Diploma from the École Normale de Musique de Paris and trained at the Académie Jaroussky before specializing in vocal accompaniment and coaching at the Paris Conservatoire under Anne Le Bozec and Emmanuel Olivier. She performs extensively across France and internationally at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Opéra de Lyon, and Salle Cortot, and collaborates with singers including Anaïs Constans and Pierre-Yves Cras. Alongside soprano Tamara Bounazou in the duo Moine ou Voyou, she won First Prize at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition. In September 2026, she joined the Paris National Opera Academy.

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