Trusler and Roscoe are best in the Debussy, which has a good mixture of sensitivity and grittiness… The juxtaposition of words and First World War popular music on the Owen disc is much more telling, and Samuel West's refusal to pile on the emotion is very welcome.

It’s Gilchrist’s distinctive vocal qualities – his light but deep-grained tone, his shapely vowels and his English poise minus the tight aristocracy of Pears or Bostridge – that make him an ideal young miller. He’s audibly wide-eyed as he sets out on his journey, and palpable weary as he nears the despair of its conclusion...this performance easily fights for a place among the best available.