Gerald Finley and Julius Drake’s previous recordings of Schubert have been praised as ‘faultless’ (Winterreise) and ‘richly satisfying’ (Schwanengesang)—exalted standards which are easily maintained in their new version of Die schöne Müllerin.
‘The more one listens, the more one notices the subtle touches: holding the first note of each verse of ‘Das Wandern’, as if breathing in the air before striding off down a favourite path; the dreamin ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘The piano playing is powerfully expressive—Drake is as much a narrator here as Finley, always following the flow of the water, while Finley seems to become almost more expressive as he gets quieter, ...
BBC Music Magazine‘The piano playing is powerfully expressive—Drake is as much a narrator here as Finley, always following the flow of the water, while Finley seems to become almost more expressive as he gets quieter, ...