He performed on disc the first more-or-less-uncut versions of Schubert's Winterreise and Die Schöne Müllerin song-cycles, and Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte; his discs of songs by Hugo Wolf, made under Walter Legge's auspices, helped introduce that composer to thousands of music-lovers previously unfamiliar with Wolf's output; and he released a generous selection of songs by Hans Pfitzner, these recordings bearing the imprimatur of Pfitzner himself at the piano.
hiː pɚfˈɔːɹmd ˌɔn dˈɪsk ðə fˈɜːst mˈoːɹɔːɹlˈɛsʌŋkˈʌt vˈɜːʒənz ʌv ʃˈuːbɚts wˈɪntɪɹˌaɪz ænd dˈaɪ ʃˈɜːn mˈuːlɚɹˌɪn sˈɔŋsˈaɪkəlz, ænd bˈeɪtoʊvənz æn dˈaɪ fˈɜːn dʒˈɛlɪbt; hɪz dˈɪsks ʌv sˈɔŋz baɪ hjˈuːɡoʊ wˈʊlf, mˌeɪd ˌʌndɚ wˈɔltɚ lˈɛɡᵻz ˈɔːspɪsᵻz, hˈɛlpt ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ðæt kəmpˈoʊzɚ tə θˈaʊzəndz ʌv mjˈuːzɪklˈʌvɚz pɹˈiːviəsli ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪð wˈʊlfs ˈaʊtpʊt; ænd hiː ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs sᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv sˈɔŋz baɪ hˈænz fˈɪtsnɚ, ðiːz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋz bˈɛɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɪmətʃˌʊɹ ʌv fˈɪtsnɚ hɪmsˈɛlf æt ðə piˈænoʊ.