At 38 Italian baritone André Schuen is amassing an impressive Lieder discography alongside his regular musical partner, German pianist Daniel Heide. Six albums in – three of them featuring Schubert – the singer from the Southern Tyrol shows he’s a force to be reckoned with. His timbre sits somewhere between the sweet tenor of Wolfgang Holzmair and the heft of Florian Boesch or Matthias Goerne. He takes risks but always stays within the bounds of taste, so although there may well be more adventurous surveys of the 14 songs, this latest release is an entertaining package.

Andres Schuen

Coming from the Dolomites Schuen is fluent in three languages, Ladin, Italian and German, all of which have been handy for his repertoire. His diction is faultless and there’s an attractive chemistry between him and Heide. He grew up with Schubert’s last great cycle. “It’s one of the first Lied compositions I got to know, listening to it on CD. I remember a recording by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau that I played over and over again.”

Schuen loves the six Heine settings the most – and it shows here – as there...