Product Description This is baritone Mark Stone s first recording with pianist Simon Lepper and also the first ever recording of songs by Ronald Corp, one of England s best loved contemporary composers. In addition to his work as a composer, Corp is also well known as a choral conductor and his knowledge and love of the voice is second to none. The disc features music from throughout Corp s composing career, including large cycles of songs to the poetry of Housman and Whitman and a set of songs about London, which Stone and Lepper have performed at London s Wigmore Hall. There are several single songs, ranging in tone from sacred to devilishly funny, and the remaining songs are taken from his larger scale choral works Kaleidoscope and Cornucopia. Stone is critically acclaimed for his performances on stage and in concert. He will shortly be appearing as Eisenstein in Welsh National Opera s Die Fledermaus. In recital he has been described as "a baritone of extraordinary elegance and unforced expressiveness... versatile in his response to the varying stylistic demands with Lepper being described as one of the most gifted and enterprising of his generation . Stone and Lepper have instant rapport for their first disc together, which is a brilliant introduction to the songs of one of England s unsung heroes of song. Review Stone treats the songs with the seriousness they deserve, helping them spring to life in fresh and surprising ways --The complete Butterworth songbook , Metro, 26 March 2010 Baritone Mark Stone has it all: a terrific technique, theatrical presence and a voice guaranteed to tingle bits of your spine never tingled before. --English love , Classic FM magazine, May 2009 Simon Lepper is a splendid accompanist, responding to the text as part of his own remit, and delightfully sure in the interplay of staccato and legato. --The Curlew songs by Peter Warlock , Gramophone magazine, January 2007