This stellar debut album by American tenor Nicholas Phan is a total pleasure on all fronts. Phan showcases lesser-known music by Benjamin Britten, including his stellar Winter Words and Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo song cycles, along with six very charming folk song arrangements. Phan delivers the texts directly with affectless diction, powerful clarity and gorgeous tone, and pianist Myra Huang provides sensitive and lyrical accompaniment.