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At first, he can seem puzzlingly uninvolved. Yet as the cycle builds, one realises that Vogt is portraying the young naive protagonist with hapless passivity...Though some songs are more effective... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

Appl offers a fine baritone with a good range and an ability to characterise skilfully – each of the Three Kings in turn in ‘Epiphanias’, for instance; throughout he is acutely observant of... — BBC Music Magazine, Octob 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Beermann smooths Khachaturian’s rough edges. The shuddering bell motive at the outset is dark and brooding, but the second movement – a restless danse macabre – is too sedate. The third movement’s... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2016 More…

These piano pieces date from the very late 1850s to the mid-1870s. They’re predominantly unaffected, unpretentious character pieces. The Genrebilder, Op.13 offers six delightful, very brief... — MusicWeb International, February 2015 More…

...if you are interested in these works, this is a strong recommendation. Without losing control of the music, they dig right into it, prettifying nothing and smoothing out none of the intentionally... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2022 More…

Andreas Schmidt, Juliane Banse and Helmut Deutsch…form the core of the personnel in performances that are always engaged and idiomatic. Schmidt’s tone is rich and rounded, Banse’s focused, if... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017 More…