Tritschler’s gloriously sweet voice is perfect for these songs, if very occasionally under-energised. Johnson – that most sympathetic and imaginative of accompanists weaves magic with colour, balance and timing. The liner notes are characteristically excellent, with useful short discussion of each song.

With Johnson’s discerning support, Tritschler confirms his credentials as a natural in Lieder. His is a voice of spring, fresh and easy on the ear, produced with a care both for clarity of diction and a true singing line. Tritschler is a lively, sensitive interpreter, too…Franz’s songs typically demand, and get, dulcet tone, perfect dynamic control, including a limpid mezza voce, and refined phrasing.

Plangent of tone and refreshingly unmannered in his delivery, the young Irish tenor is an inspired and committed advocate for these songs...I’m certain fellow lieder fans will relish the opportunity to compare and contrast Franz’s treatment of the poems which Schumann set in Dichterliebe with their better-known incarnation!

This concise music perhaps lacks the contained intensity of his two compatriots, but it’s still hugely appealing. Tritschler and Johnson’s performances capture precisely the mood and scent of each song.