I first came across Lou Harrison’s music when a first-year undergrad, being tasked with deciphering by ear the first movement of his Concerto for Flute and Percussion. It’s one of those ingenious movements of about two minutes duration which you can literally fit on a postcard – there’s this simple flute dance thing, and a […]

SOMM Recordings are proud to present two sets of historic recordings of the music of Sir Edward Elgar. Elgar Remastered is a four-CD set of valuable pressings from Sir Edward Elgar’s personal library that contains virtually the complete 1928 studio sessions of the Cello Concerto with Beatrice Harrison as well as many unused takes of […]

We have been absolutely thrilled with the enormous success of our new album from Mark Bebbington and Rebeca Omordia – The Piano Music of Vaughan Williams. The album has received widespread critical acclaim and has now featured in the UK Specialist Classical Charts for an astonishing eight weeks, peaking at number three, and notching up a […]

Explore the music of John Joubert with two remarkable new recordings. To celebrate the 90th birthday of British composer John Joubert SOMM Recordings are proud to present the world premiere recording of his opera ‘Jane Eyre’ and no less than seven première recordings of his choral music in ‘South of the Line’. Shop Now Shop […]

Shop Now January 2017 – Great American Sonatas recorded by Nathan Williamson featuring works by Bernstein, Copland, Ives and Harrison. An exciting new release of American Piano Sonatas from SOMM this month, to remind us of 20th- century America’s achievements in music as in so much else. SOMM’s new collaboration with pianist Nathan Williamson who […]

We are delighted to announce that thanks to supporters of a crowdfunding campaign we are able to record a CD of English Song with Roderick Williams and Susie Allan as a tribute to the Tardebigge ‘Celebrating English Song’ Festival. After 12 wonderful years, Roddy & Susie were saddened to discover that the annual song festival […]

Shop Now No.4 in the Classical Charts! We are delighted that our new recording of the Piano Music of Vaughan Williams with Mark Bebbington and Rebeca Omordia is now at No.4 in the charts! “What a classy anthology this is…” —Gramophone Our new recording, The Piano Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams features two world premiere […]

Our world premiere of John Joubert’s Opera Jane Eyre received universal acclaim. The Double CD will be out in March to coincide with John’s 90th birthday. On 25 October 2016, Kenneth Woods and the English Symphony Orchestra gave the world- premiere performance of John Joubert’s opera Jane Eyre at the Ruddock Performing Arts Centre in […]