One Hundred Years Of British Song, Vol. 2

SOMM Recordings announces Volume 2 of its revelatory survey of "One Hundred Years of British Song" with tenor James Gilchrist and pianist Nathan Williamson. Volume 2 focuses on five composers whose belated involvement with song straddled the Second World War. Maconchy’s "Three Donne Songs" are described by Williamson in his informative booklet notes as “substantial, ambitious songs, imbued with a genuine sense of drama by an assured composer at the height of her powers”.