Browse: Schubert - Harfenspieler III 'Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass', D480

Leif Ove Andsnes here deals beautifully with the Sonata itself. Andsnes's performance is smooth and warmly expressive, with the final tarantella going at a galloping lick. Bostridge, too, is... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

he sings this selection of Schubert's Goethe settings with keen attention to detail, youthful spontaneity, and an ample, attractive sound that is reminiscent of the fine-grained tone of baritone... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

...for consistently high standards, thoughtfulness, sensitivity to words, perception and poetic instinct, not to mention the sheer quality of Fischer-Dieskau's singing, this has to be one of... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2006 More…

there is real intelligence [in Bastlein's singing]; a sense that he is viewing each song as a unity and as a miniaturised drama in its own right. As a first taste of what the series might offer... — The Guardian, 7th January 2000 More…

When the Hyperion Schubert Edition is completed, this latest wondrous offering will rank among its most precious jewels. Prégardien is a prince among tenor interpreters of Lieder at present,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…