Robert Schumann's 'Sängers Trost' ('The poet's comfort') is the first of a set of five lieder, Op 127, here arranged by Steven Isserlis for cello and piano. The poem, written by Kerner, reflects on the fate of the poet/singer after death: even if no beloved weeps over his grave, the flowers will wet it with their dew, and the moon will gaze down over it. 'Often, I feel that songs are impoverished when they lose their words; but in this case, I find that the beauty of the music shines out even mo