Golda Schultz - This Be Her Verse - Presto Music

I can see myself returning to this beautifully-conceived recital of songs by five female composers for months to come - much of the pleasure comes from hearing some familiar texts in less familiar settings (try Emilie Mayer's Erlkönig, where the title-character is more seductively plausible than in Schubert), but Schultz's radiant, ardent sound is a joy in itself. She's a born storyteller, and Ware gets plenty of opportunity to shine equally brightly in the Mayer songs in particular.