Recordings

“All the songs on this disc receive ardent, committed performances from Lucy Stevens and Elizabeth Marcus. … this is an intriguing disc, providing insights into a composer who was so much more than a caricature … It is well worth investigating.” Alistair MacDonald, British Music Society

“The Four Songs for voice and chamber orchestra which open this disc, enlarge the timbral canvas significantly and enhances the emotional range and impact of these songs: there is a vivacity, diversity and mercurialness which is beguiling. ‘Chrysilla’, in particular, highlights the sensitivity and nuance of Stevens’ tone and phrasing … Stevens and Marcus certainly reveal [Smyth’s] ‘character’, untameable and indomitable perhaps, but also intriguing and thought-provoking.
Claire Seymour Opera Today

Dame Ethel Smyth – Songs and Ballads 2020

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Ethel Smyth – The March of the Women 2018

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“This CD selection of Smyth’s songs released in association with the theatre evening ‘Grasp the Nettle’ is a delight. Smyth’s most famous composition ‘The March of the Women’ is the final track in a particularly charming solo voice interpretation. The richness of Smyth’s creative life and her seriousness as a composer come across in this recording, beautifully sung and played by Lucy Stevens and Elizabeth Marcus.  It is a delightful conspectus of Smyth song ranging from her German student days to the songs of her maturity, settings of English texts, some with suffragette connections.”  Jory Bennett

“… not only is Stevens a terrific actor, she is also an exceptional contralto, whose range was absolutely extraordinary, coupled with a wonderful warmth and clarity of tone.” Light Music Society