The mysterious and chilling Peter Grimes haunts us all. Benjamin Britten’s anti-hero has become one of British music’s most complex figures in opera.

This is a disc of English songs with a strong bias towards settings of A.E. Housman.

This is a re-mastered collection of 21 tracks of recordings of church music made in 1992.  The issue is offered at ‘super bargain price’.

There are many British ‘lost composers’ of the 20th century, several born between the two world wars, who even after an encouraging start fell out of favour, or out of fashion, in their later years.

Somm has again found a fascinating niche in the market by throwing light on a composer better known for his orchestral works like ‘With the Wild Geese’.

There is a wonderfully enticing Elgar revolution afoot in Germany right now and the enduring baton of conductor, Daniel Barenboim, is paving a major part of the way.