Equal first

pswbaritenor
Oct 11, 2023
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Regarding Somervell's 'A Shropshire Lad', I unforgiveably forgot Sir Bryn Terfel's splendid version on his 'Silent Noon' CD - so let's say he and James Newby have equal first recommendation status...

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