Arcayürek is a young Turk, light of voice, but not in the English tenor mode…On the one hand, I am relieved to hear a singer who doesn’t go in for elaborate interpretation…On the other, I found, listening to the recital straight through, that there is too little variation of tone…the sensationally good accompaniment of pianist Simon Lepper does all the interpreting necessary – he is certainly a revelation.

[An] intelligently conceived recital, executed with vocal freshness and an open-hearted quality that recalls the young Nicolai Gedda and Christoph Prégardien...Arcayürek sings ‘Schwanengesang’, for example, with the kind of fearless clarity that comes with minimum vibrato, projecting emotional content with understated inference rather than colouring of individual words.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a debut disc as engaging as this...Arcayürek has the kind of airy, easily ringing tenor that puts across words beautifully, with power in reserve yet a hint of vulnerability too...With Lepper offering consistently vivid support, Arcayurek spins long lines that are achingly sweet.

There is immense potential from this tenor, who has clearly worked hard to get inside these songs, yet doesn’t overburden the poetry with too many artful effects. Schubert, who saw his songs performed casually in living rooms among friends, would love this wonderfully intimate recording.