Schubert - Im Frühling, D882

The real value of this release lies in the fine performance of Schubert’s last string quartet...The Signum Quartett ’s attention to detail is meticulous throughout their performance, and the... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There is much to enjoy here...Every note is delivered with white-hot sincerity in Coote’s rich-toned voice...Drake’s piano similarly glows; he draws an exquisite sound from the instrument, the... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Lee’s sharply idiomatic versions are perhaps the highlight of the album, the catchy and highly charged music sounding simply captivating thanks to sizzling performances and brilliant playing... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A voice more for Schöne Müllerin than Winterreise, Bostridge's fresh, buoyant, beautifully articulated tenor suits these Lieder perfectly. The literary and musical impulses are in perfect equilibrium,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Both singer and pianist refined the art of simplicity...A more subtle virtue is the Partridges’ sensitivity to Schubert’s art of the unexpected. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2023 More…

There’s nothing at all reverential about Jeremy Sams’s translations of the 21 songs here. They are witty, fit the music like an expensive glove and tell good stories, but, importantly, they... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…