‘Highly accomplished technique and rare vocal artistry … ideally accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau’ (Classics Today)

‘[Schade] sings Strauss’s Cäcilie and a wonderfully hushed Zueignung as though he and Martineau were the first to discover their ecstasy’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘This is singing which is always alive, interesting, and personal … a fascinating record’ (Gramophone)

‘What a joy it is to listen to Michael Schade! … This consistently bold, exhilarating recording is a must-have for aficionados of art-song repertoire and confirmed romantics alike’ (Opera News)

‘A fascinating selection of songs that exploits Michael Schade's versatile tenor’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Utterly original and well worth investigation’ (The Sunday Times)

‘The work can be confidently recommended to all those who are drawn to the more extravagant byways of the late-Romantic orchestral repertoire’ (Classic CD)

‘A stupendous undertaking by all concerned, a committed and fervent account with truly prodigious playing by the Scots and sound that simply beggars description’ (American Record Guide)

‘A performance of eloquence and dashing commitment. The recording is resplendent’ (Gramophone)

‘One of Palestrina's most sublime and expressive works … an excellently balanced and natural-sounding recording’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Yet another superb disc from Westminster Cathedral … many consider not only the finest cathedral choir in Britain, but one of the best in the world. The sound is quite glorious’ (Goldberg)

‘For sheer beauty of sound this recording is unsurpassed’ (Gramophone)