Browse: Fauré - Mirages, Op. 113

He is a stylish, cultured performer and is as fine an advocate for Fauré’s mélodies as any of the best. Recommended for those who love indulging in French song at its finest. — Gramophone Magazine, August 2022 More…

Williams’s voice, with its smooth production and clear, unforced high notes, is well suited to the French mélodie, while his pronunciation is excellent. The Poulenc and Honegger songs are particularly... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Few singers would give over a whole evening to Fauré's songs on the concert platform, and choosing a way of presenting them on disc obviously poses problems. Previous sets had all the songs in... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Lorna Anderson displays outstanding control in a triptych reflecting wounded love…Martineau is predictably outstanding throughout, with deft pacing and his finely-judged gradations of touch always... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Smith’s dark, low mezzo is unusual and striking in this repertory, and heightens the emotionally ambivalent mood both of Mirages itself and of the early, effusive Poème d’un jour…however, one... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…