David Bednall: Sudden Light (Choral Works) Britten not only in terms of

not only in terms of the repertoire but also–and crucially–in the manner of performance

Not only is there clarity of diction

Over the course of numerous commissions and three studio albums

"these three string quartets

"I’ve heard virtually all the discs which Benjamin Nicholas and the Choir of Merton College have made for Delphian over the years

David Bednall: Sudden Light (Choral Works) Britten not only in terms ofSUMMARY TRACK LISTING WATCH REVIEWS INFO There is something in the music of David Bednall that speaks of the English genius; it is present in his harmonic language, in its extended diatonic chords and shimmering polytonal beauty, and there too in the folk like melodies of many of the works on this recording. His art grows from the ground of native tradition, that of the Anglican cathedral and collegiate choir and its revival in the decades since the