[Machine Translation] [50 titles of Decca's fixed-issue CDs] A 50W selection of top-selling items from former PHILIPS recordings, reissued under the Decca logo. This album contains five choral pieces by Brahms, including "Songs of Love," a cheerful song about love composed of 18 short pieces written by Lentler. Gardiner and his Monteverdi Chorus reveal the charm and essence of Brahms' vocal music, which was greatly influenced by his fascination with the music of the Renaissance, such as Praetorius and Palestrina, through the outstanding singing of Gardiner and his hand-picked chorus, the Monteverdi Chorus. ( Winner of the 1992 Recording Academy Award ) Recorded: St. Giles Cripplegate, London, November 1990