‘Wise men have told us that Strauss loved sopranos and looked down on tenors—but here comes a recital by the lower male voice seriously to challenge that belief. Hyperion is an old hand at programming ...
‘Here at last is a tenor for Richard Strauss … Andrew Kennedy is an eager, bright-eyed lover: the bloom and the tenderness of the middle range of his voice, in particular, know just how to bring ...
‘Andrew Kennedy … gives consistent pleasure with his sweet, sappy tone, free-ringing high notes and keen characterisation. Roger Vignoles's playing is as colourful and eloquent as his booklet not ...