from Delius: Songs (CDA67594) 1 minutes 36 seconds 1 track ‘This beautifully recorded disc is a welcome addition to a relatively neglected area of the Delius discography. Delius composed some 62 songs, of which Yvonne Kenny and her sensitive partner Piers Lan ... ‘These attractive songs are the music of a passionate young romantic … there are faint echoes of Grieg and Wagner, even, in a group of delicately atmospheric Verlaine settings, and also of Fauré ... ‘Kenny's voice remains a peachy, beautiful implement … she brings sensual colours to both word and tone; and she relishes the decadent voluptuousness of Verlaine's French … as with most of H ... |