‘Walker, in probing, glowing form throughout, closes this long and profoundly satisfying recital with a hair-raising account of Erlkönig’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘This is distinguished singing indeed … Graham Johnson's unimpeachable choice of mood and the impeccable musicality and technique of his creative role at the piano is the linchpin of this great project’ (CDReview)

‘Great singing, clean of affectation and warm in devotion’ (Scotland on Sunday)

‘A ravishingly beautiful voice and it is on glorious display here, revelling in these delightfully varied songs’ (Lady)

‘The most delicious thus far in the series’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘If you've been collecting the discs in the Hyperion series you'll know what to expect here; a really classy production and treasures waiting to be discovered’ (American Record Guide)

‘Impossible to imagine anyone not deriving enormous pleasure from this collection’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Reviewers have long since run out of adjectives to describe Graham Johnson's superb complete Schubert song series for Hyerion. Now, for the Schubert centenary year, comes a re-release of a Schubertide which while not part of the series is certainly in the same spirit. "Back catalogue" at Hyperion means caskets of jewels rather than dusty shelves. There are so many matchless performances on this set that you could operate the player blindfold and pick a winner every time. All conjure up memories of superb evenings in the concert hall where this group could justifiably claim to have set a new standard for the presentation of song’ (The Singer)

‘The Trout is played with sweetness and lyricism … the Leopold and friends allow very few clouds in this sunniest of pieces … it makes for thoroughly enjoyable listening’ (American Record Guide)

‘Their range of expression is wonderful, expanding not so much outwards as inwards, with a palette of soft colours that perfectly evokes the candlelit rooms and intimate music-making of Schubert's time. That's true, too, in the Trout Quintet where they are joined by the solid, anchoring tone of bassist Graham Mitchell and, of course, the inimitable Paul Lewis, undoubtedly one of the finest younger Schubert pianists in the world’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘This may not be the 'best' Trout on disc, but I've never heard a better one. For one thing, the sound is exceptionally fine: natural in timbre, beautifully balanced and relatively close, with a sharply focused and perspective free of the intrusive breathing that can infect chamber-music recordings. And the double bass is superbly captured, never unduly intrusive but aptly full down to its lowest notes—so much so, in fact, that its presence is palpable physically as well as aurally’ (International Record Review)

‘This is a fresh, lively recording, in excellent sound, that is hard to better. Schubert's eternally singing lines are deceptively simple sounding, but are full of subtleties; similarly, while the Leopold Trio et al are always spot-on technically, they also sound like a group of friends revelling in making music for themselves. The enjoyment is catching’ (HMV Choice)