‘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)

‘Ideally sung, intelligently interpreted and marvellously accompanied’ (Gramophone)

‘Recorded sound is impeccable and Johnson's notes are, as always, a joy in and of themselves. Necessary for collectors of this edition, and for the Schumann completist in general’ (American Record Guide)

‘This probing, absorbing account of Schumann's op.24 Liederkreis is as good as any you're ever likely to hear’ (Fanfare, USA)