Browse: Brahms - Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2

The qualities one values so much in Degout’s Fauré – the integration of text and line, his almost instinctive use of colour and dynamics, the uncompromising directness of expression – are those... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

From Roger Vignoles's first light-filled notes in 'Bei mir sind meine Gedanken', with Bernada Fink's smiling, wide-eyed voice, these performers make it sound as though the ink is still wet on... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Connolly woos her audience with the calling-card for any and every mezzo: Haydn's dramatic cantata, Arianna a Naxos. And every second of its nervous and emotional life - its hopes, fears and... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Fleming’s delightful selection of Brahms songs and Schumann’s Frauenliebe und-leben aren’t presented with the folk-like simplicity one might expect. This approach is suffused with late Romanticism,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This delectable recording makes a splendid case, if it were needed, for their worth. These four singers complement one another and blend effortlessly, seeming to share some crucial qualities:... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It's a sort of voice that we don't often hear on disc in song these days. Which is a shame, because Schuster is an instinctive artist and the interpretations themselves are wonderful. As a native... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2015 More…

Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound... — The Times, 7th December 2018 More…