Search - Jeffrey Benton, Roger Quilter, Rona Lowe :: Roger Quilter Songs, Vol. 2

Not worth the money

jhardy@mindspring.com | Baltimore, MD | 10/23/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I was excited when I got this CD, because many of these songs are not the easy to find in one place. But my excitement ended when I put this one in my CD player. The singing of Jeffrey Benton is constantly under the pitch, his diction sometimes difficult to understand, and there is very little the pianists (Lowe and Kirkland) can do to save these songs. These are nice songs, but don't let this CD be your introduction to them. Although it doesn't have all of the Shakespeare settings, try the Benjamin Luxon recording instead if you want a real taste of Quilter's style and some lovely singing."