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IRR OUTSTANDING: “an absolutely
astonishing recording in many
respects,”and concludes by reminding
readers that “This is a most important
issue, and all Mahlerians should make
its acquisition an urgent necessity.”
International Record Review
"Woods’s conducting is full of
absorbing detail and gives Schoenberg’
s reduction a gripping intensity and
immediacy...the way in which singers,
players and conductor connect with
the music is remarkable and very
moving. Highly recommended."
Classical Source
"Woods has been making a
considerable name for himself as a
Mahler interpreter both in the UK and
on the west coast of America, and
listening to this new disc it is not hard
to hear why. His handling of both
works is extremely impressive, with a
strong sense of atmosphere and
control "
Classical Recordings Quarterly
“This is a really distinguished Wayfarer
cycle; the performance is beautifully
played and sung, and has an unerring
focus on and sensitivity to the text….
[In] Der abschied… Woods’ control of
the ebbs and flows of the pulse is
unerring….a finale that was magical in
its tenderness…something that every
lover of Mahler should hear.”
MusicWeb-International
"That this works is hugely due to the
wise, probing shaping of conductor
Kenneth Woods, but even more so to
the expert players, virtually soloists
here, of the Orchestra of the Swan..."
Birmingham Post
"tight but light playing…. the shifting
temperature of Mahler’s world is
painted with precise splashes of
colour…Woods brilliantly captures the
contrasting desolation of the second
song… here, as throughout the disc,
the instrumentalists are in superb form,
playing with Jugendstil sweep at the
close and a brittle chirpiness in ‘Von
der Jugend’…”
Entartete Musik
"a fabulous, dark version of Mahler’s
Wayfarer Songs with baritone David
Stout and an enthralling Song Of The
Earth with tenor Brennan Guillory
and… Emma Curtis."
The Herald