The Hyperion Schubert Edition 12 / Adrian Thompson, Graham Johnson

There has been a lot of unfair things said about Adrian Thompson for this CD, and at first listen, that may appear justified; however one need only to look at the "D" numbers, which attempt to put Schubert's song in chronological order, to realize that these are very early Schubert songs, and although they are enjoyable, one can sense that he has not quite mastered the range of the tenor voice (in the very first song, the voice is pushed to almost comical extremes as the distance between high and low seems quite unreasonable). It is this same quality of theses songs that makes Thompson's high, youthful sounding tenor so appropriate for this recording.Also, enjoy the Don Gayseros trio and look for the "Schubert Boogie" in the last track. It's quite starteling.**This review is for Volume 12, despite it somehow appearing under a Volume 11**