Schubert: Greisengesang, D778

“From the first bars of Nacht und Träume it is clear that we are in the presence of two artists in deep sympathy both with the music and with each other...This is a lovely recital, Goerne's intelligence, grace and lack of ostentation giving each song its due, with admirable support from Schmalcz.” International Record Review, January 2011

“his velvet baritone and faultless breath control [are perfectly suited] to the evocation of enveloping physical and existential darkness, and the light of the moon...Goerne compellingly exploits his bass register for the gravedigger's desperation and fear in Totengräbers Heimweh, and vividly characterises the dichotomy between pastoral and military life in Der Schäfer und der Reiter.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 ****

“This is a selection of Schubert’s lieder, sung by Matthias Goerne with exquisite artistry.” The Telegraph, 18th February 2011 ****

“Throughout the disc, Graham Johnson's accompaniments are typically illuminating with numerous touches of detail glossed over by many pianists. And, as ever, his vastly comprehensive notes, amounting to no less than a book, are in a class of their own” BBC Music Magazine

“What a lesson for the blasé listener it is to find these wonderful pieces come up with all their pristine freshness when approached as these artists approach them … Here, at the lowest estimate, is the young person’s entrée to the lasting joys of German literature, to say nothing of the paradise of Lieder.” Gramophone Magazine