LONGING – between exile and a new beginning: New album by baritone Äneas Humm and Renate Rohlfing

With his new album SEHNSUCHT, Swiss baritone Äneas Humm and pianist Renate Rohlfing devote themselves to songs by Arnold Schönberg, Alexander Zemlinsky, Erich Zeisl and Henriëtte Bosmans. The works, composed in the 1930s and 40s, reflect experiences of exile, persecution and loss, while also addressing the longing for home, security and life. The album thus focuses on one female composer and three male composers of Jewish origin whose artistic biographies were shaped and threatened by National Socialism, while also reminding us of this injustice and the deep wounds caused by the disappearance of art and its creators.

‘With SEHNSUCHT, I am continuing my journey to make works and voices that have been unjustly forgotten audible again – a legacy that our cultural memory urgently needs.’ – Äneas Humm

Album SEHNSUCHT (Rondeau Production)
Release date: 26 September 2025
Digital release: 3 October 2025