‘This is a recital to make you lean back and enjoy’ (Daily Post, Liverpool)

‘Beautifully judged performances’ (The Guardian)

‘Rich in poetic insights’ (Music Week)

‘Some real gems … inspiring’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘The recording is intimate and precise … the new Hyperion set should prove unbeatable’ (International Record Review)

‘A distinguished issue, one of the best in a distinguished series of recordings’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘An irresistible palette of voices … unmitigated pleasure, from start to finish’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The four soloists couldn’t be bettered … a delight from start to finish … a treasure indeed, a disc anybody interested in Lieder ought to have’ (Gramophone)

‘Ian Bostridge … joins Dorothea Röschmann in what proves to be a quite delightfulful partnership’ (Schubertian)

‘The latest disc in Hyperion’s series, The Songs of Robert Schumann, is perhaps the best yet … an exquisite performance of Schumann's wedding gift to Clara’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘Warmly commended … lovely performances’ (International Record Review)

‘You will not hear the songs and duets on this disc better performed than they are here … this disc is thoroughly recommendable’ (Fanfare, USA)