‘Even if you haven't been collecting this first-rate series of recordngs, the quality of the singing and the appealing variety of the programme provide a delightful encounter with Schubert's lyric genius’ (bn.com)

‘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)

‘Revelatory’ (The Guardian)

‘McGreevy's Lachen und Weinen is simply the best performance I know. No lover of Schubert's genius should miss this CD’ (International Record Review)

‘Elegant performances’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Superb … Wonderfully fluent, confident singing from Finley, soft-grained intimacy from Banse … a delight’ (Gramophone)

‘The high standard of the singing is one of the persistent glories of the Hyperion series. This disc is a source of pleasure in its own right and could serve as your introduction to a series in which delight is never likely to run dry’ (Sydney Morning Herald)

‘A glorious conclusion to this magisterial edition … a magnificent project … one of the great achievements of recording history’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Clearly established as one of the finest achievements in the history of recording’ (Sydney Morning Herald)

‘Flawlessly performed’ (Daily Express)

‘A thrilling finale. Few series of recordings so richly repay detailed study, and no disc from it more than this culminating issue’ (The Guardian)

‘This is an awesome achievement, a must for all Schubertians’ (The Sunday Times)