Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen; John Churchwell - Uncharted: Korngold, Brahms, Clara & Robert Schumann

Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen's star is rapidly in the ascendent, his voice astonishingly beautiful and golden-toned (The Guardian). He has been acclaimed as a complete artist by The New York Times and as extravagantly gifted ... Nussbaum Cohen is poised to re-define what's possible for singers of this distinctive voice type (San Francisco Chronicle).

Uncharted is Aryeh's solo debut album, and ventures outside typical countertenor territory into 19th and 20th century lieder never before recorded by his soaring voice type. Austro-Germanic lieder was Aryeh's first musical love and on Uncharted, he indulges in music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Clara and Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms - music that resonates profoundly with his family's German and Jewish heritage. The moving programme is heightened by the deeply sensitive playing of leading collaborative pianist John Churchwell, Head of Music for San Francisco Opera.

The release of Uncharted coincides with a North American tour that takes Aryeh to Houston and St. Paul, with debuts at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and New York's Carnegie Hall.

'Nussbaum Choen's countertenor is characterised by its richness and warmth, wielded with great technical skill; it's a voice which has considerable, often surprising, heft and depth allowing him to exploit this programming' � BBC Music Magazine (4 stars)