GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN SCHALLPLATTENKRITIK 'A voice of warm, velvety beauty. A disc to have one reassessing Beethoven as song-writer' (The Guardian) 'Perfectly sung' (The Independent) 'As good as any anthology of Beethoven songs on CD' (Classic CD) 'This disc, immaculately recorded, should win many new friends for Beethoven's songs' (The Daily Telegraph) 'Stephan Genz has one of the most beautiful voices around today, used with such authority and imagination that I have found myself playing his Beethoven recital over and over again. I have never heard these songs sung more beautifully. An instant classic' (Gramophone) 'Strongly recommended' (Hi-Fi News)