Schwanengesang

'Holl feels and communicates superbly and can be awesomely delicate. In this recital of songs from Schubert's last year, the stark Heine settings emerge with heart-wrenching power' (The Times)

'Robert Holl has established a top career … He has a penetrating, powerful voice and a direct, unsentimental approach … There's some lively accompanying from Vignoles' (Classic FM Magazine)

'Holl has his ample voice under superb control … His enunciation is exemplary. The piano parts - they are far more than just 'accompaniments' - are beautifully judged by Vignoles, who has the measure of each of the songs in turn. He is the master of delicate dynamic shadings and full-blooded climaxes, skilfully creating armosphere … Singer and pianist are as one … As usual with Hyperion, one can count on fine, well-balanced and spacious recorded sound. Likewise the booklet and its contents are excellent, with a long, detailed and sensitive essay by Vignoles on the individual songs' (International Record Review)

'Holl makes a case… The words mean something to him, and he is desirous of presenting that meaning to us with every vocal nuance he can come up with… Roger Vignoles (maybe today's best accompanist going) plays with a clarity and feeling that knows when to assert itself and when to recede… Definitely worth a hearing' (Audiophile Audition, USA)