“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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“… 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