mˈɛɹɪks pˈɪɹz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈɑːɹɾɚ ʃnˈeɪbəl ænd mˈɑːɹk hˈæmbɜːɡ, ænd hiː wʌz pɚhˈæps ðə fˈɔːɹmoʊst ɛkspˈoʊnənt ʌvðə θiːədˈoːɹ lˈɛʃɪtˌɪzki mˈɛθəd ɪn bɹˈɪtən ˈʌðɚz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd bˈɛnoʊ mˈɔɪzeɪwˌɪtʃ ænd mˈeɪbəl lˈændɚ.
Merrick's peers included Artur Schnabel and Mark Hambourg, and he was perhaps the foremost exponent of the Theodor Leschetizky method in Britain (others included Benno Moiseiwitsch and Mabel Lander).