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Michael Gees can conjure rustling twigs and rolling waves out of his keys 
Luister , 11-11-2013

Their artistic tour gives us the opportunity to ride along for a while 
Staal kaart, 01-11-2013

"Kleiter and Gees have chosen thematically related songs and arranged that there was a context in which each song was more expressive"
Writteninmusic, 09-10-2013

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Gramophone, 09-10-2013

Julia Kleiter's precious lyrical soprano sounds absolutely pure, occasionally almost chaste.
concerti, 01-9-2013

"Add to that the fact that the level of performance is of superior content, such that one should not speak of a singing voice with instrumental accompaniment but two completely equal partners, and it is clear that this is an issue of the absolute top class level of musicians. Kleiter is able with her ​​voice to go through all sorts of dynamic nuances to make almost tangible the emotions which are sealed in the texts in a simultaneously subtle and immediately way. Gees does this by the power of a pianism which contains a sensuality that is the hallmark of the greatest instrumentalists in this area. One can listen for instance to the end of Bergs "Nacht", which I have never heard with such an exciting rubato. And time and time again one is struck by the velvety pianissimi[…] In summary: a CD that both artistically and educationally scores very high and can be seen as a standard as such."
Opus-Klassiek, 30-8-2013

 "A cd that both artistically and educationally have a very high score and as such a measure states"
www.opusklassiek.nl, 22-8-2013

Particularly special is 'Sternklare Nacht' from Hermann Hesse in free improvisation by Kleiter and Gees.
Platomania, 20-6-2013

Gees and Kleiter are well-rehearsed and they succeed a tight and fascinating interpretation of the songs which seem to reflect and explain each other. Gees is a magician at the piano and Kleiter strikes the notional and emotional point of every song.
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