Beth Taylor, Hamish Brown - The Deeps Have Music (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. My Lagan Love (Arr. for Soprano and Piano by Hamilton Harty)
02. Petits poèmes du bord de l’eau: No. 1, La rivière
03. Petits poèmes du bord de l’eau: No. 2, La barque
04. Petits poèmes du bord de l’eau: No. 3, Les saules
05. Petits poèmes du bord de l’eau: No. 4, La lune
06. Petits poèmes du bord de l’eau: No. 5, L’ondine
07. Petits poèmes du bord de l’eau: No. 6, L’hiver
08. Meeres Stille, D. 215a/216
09. Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583
10. Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, D. 360
11. The Breakers: No. 1, The Storm
12. The Breakers: No. 2, Twilight
13. Five Songs: No. 4, Lobgesang
14. Three Moods of the Sea: No. 1, Requies
15. Three Moods of the Sea: No. 2, Before the Squall
16. Three Moods of the Sea: No. 3, After Sunset
17. Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 1, Sea Slumber Song
18. Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 2, In Haven
19. Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 3, Sabbath Morning at Sea
20. Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 4, Where Corals Lie
22. Sea Wrack

Mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor and pianist Hamish Brown make their debut recital album with Linn Records. A rising vocal star, Taylor came to international prominence as a finalist of the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and has since collaborated with both the Berliner Philharmoniker and Wiener Philharmoniker. An award-winning pianist, Brown enjoys a highly diverse collaborative career with singers, instrumentalists, orchestras and theatre. The sea-inspired programme showcases the duo's curiosity, with Taylor - equally at home in English, French and German repertoires - demonstrating her formidable technique. The recital exudes a saline atmosphere, starting with the evocative My Lagan Love arranged by Hamilton Harty and followed by Hedwige Chretien's Petits Poemes du Bord de l'Eau, Ethel Smyth's Three Moods of the Sea and Edward Elgar's celebrated Sea Pictures. Placed among these gems are songs by Schubert and Alma Mahler, together with a world premiere recording of Cameron Biles-Liddell's The Breakers.