Briefly Noted: 'Such the tenor man told...'

Britten, Songs, I. Bostridge, A. Pappano, X. Yang
(released on May 21, 2013)
EMI 4334302 | 70'15"
As noted earlier this week, the Britten centenary is yielding some welcome recordings of the composer's lesser-known works. Add to the list this disc of Britten's songs performed by tenor Ian Bostridge, who has the optimal type of voice for much of Britten's writing. Britten wrote most of these