JAMES MACMILLAN
Alpha & Omega: Choral Music by James MacMillan Cappella Nova, Alan Tavener & James MacMillan, with Madeleine Mitchell (violin) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] After its 'undeniably beautiful' (The Financial Times) Linn debut and its 'excellently performed' (Fanfare) follow up, Cappella Nova releases a third volume of choral works by the leading contemporary composer, James MacMillan. Of the eight works... |
JACK HEGGIE / GEORGE GERSHWIN / JEROME KERN
Amercian Operas: Moby-Dick / Porgy and Bess / Showboat (recorded 2009 - 2014) San Francisco Opera / Eric Owens, Laquita Mitchell, Jay Hunter Morris, Jonathan Lemalu, Bill Irwin, Patricia Racette / John DeMain, Patrick Summers [ EuroArts San Francisco Opera DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2016 ] "Zambello's production for San Francisco is drenched in detail and fine to look at. Catfish Row springs to life in all its tawdry glory...At the heart of the work is Eric Owen's Porgy, thankfully a subtle and superbly vocalised assumption." Opera Now |
ROREM / HOVHANESS / QUATE / CRESTON
American Saxophone Music Neil Hornsby (Guitar) / Jeremy Limb (Piano) / Alex Mitchell (Saxophones) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] Although it was the brainchild of a Belgian inventor, Adolphe Sax, the saxophone is commonly thought of as the quintessential American instrument, not least for the pivotal rôle it has played in jazz during key stages of the music's evolution. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 / Arias (with Handel-arias) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with Ena Mitchell (soprano) William Herbert (tenor) William Pasons (bass) / Cantata Singers / Reginald Jacques [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] 'No summit of solemnity was inaccessible to her, and it was particularly music of spiritual meaning that seemed her most personal domain.' Thus wrote the distingushed conductor Bruno Walter about the contralto Kathleen Ferrier, whose highly... |
Joni Mitchell
The Asylum Albums (1972-1975) [ Rhino / Warner / 4 CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] Joni Mitchell was at a turning point 50 years ago. After making four acclaimed albums with Reprise Records, including her 1971 masterpiece Blue, she left the label to join the brand-new Asylum Records in 1972. Over the next seven years, Mitchell... |
Joni Mitchell
The Asylum Albums (1972-1975 5LP Box Set) [ Rhino / Warner / 5 LP - released 23/Sep/2022 ] Joni Mitchell was at a turning point 50 years ago. After making four acclaimed albums with Reprise Records, including her 1971 masterpiece Blue, she left the label to join the brand-new Asylum Records in 1972. Over the next seven years, Mitchell... |
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Ave Maris Stella Gemini / Ian Mitchell (director) [ Metier / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "One of [the composer's] profoundest and most luminous works…it comes over here with an idiomatic ease and brilliance that make the work seem truly classical. Vintage Max indeed." ×××× - Paul Driver (The Sunday Times) |
Joni Mitchell
The Beginning of Survival [ Geffen Records / CD - released 27/Aug/2004 ] Joni and Larry Klein are a magical team that have made many notable recordings together. This collection is guaranteed quality that any fan will adore. |
Roscoe Mitchell
Bells For the South Side [ ECM / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2017 ] Roscoe Mitchell contrasts and for the first time - combines the sounds and distinctive characters of his four trios in an exhilarating double album recorded at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. Multi-instrumentalist and composer Mitchell had been... |
The Mitchell & Dewbury Band
Beyond The Rains [ Mr Bongo / CD ] |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera recorded in 1988) Metropolitan Opera / Agnes Baltsa, Jose Carreras, Leona Mitchell, Samuel Ramey / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 3/Jun/2000 ] Georges Bizet's Carmen, which takes place in and around Seville, Spain tells of the downfall of a soldier, Don José, seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy, Carmen. José abandons his sweetheart and his military duties for Carmen. |
Joni Mitchell
Blue [ Rhino / Warner / CD - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Without a doubt, one of the most important and influential artists, Joni Mitchell is much more than a legendary icon of the singer-songwriter art form. Since her 1968 debut, the five-time Grammy winner has released a long string of stellar albums as... |
Joni Mitchell
Blue Highlights (RSD 2022 LP) [ Rhino / LP - released 23/Apr/2022 ] Featuring highlights from the second volume of the ongoing Joni Mitchell Archives series, this release consists of extremely rare recordings from Joni's archives associated with her classic album Blue, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2021,... |
Joni Mitchell
Blue (Reissue LP) [ Rhino / LP - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Blue is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on June 22, 1971, by Reprise Records. Written and produced entirely by Mitchell, Blue explores various facets of relationships from infatuation on "A Case of... |
Blue Mitchell
Blue Soul: The Keepnews Collection [ Riverside / Universal Music / CD - released 14/Mar/2008 ] Remastered in 24-bit from the original master tapes, this CD is part of the Keepnews Collection, which spotlights classic albums, originally produced by the legendary Orrin Keepnews. |
Blue Mitchell
Blues Moods [ Essential Jazz Classics / CD - released 7/Feb/2011 ] |
Joni Mitchell
Both Sides Now [ Reprise Records / CD - released 8/Mar/2000 ] The legendary, highly talented singer / songwriter / artist, Joni Mitchell presents a torch song cover album, plus remakes of her own "Both Sides Now" along with the title track and "A Case of You", from 1971's 'Blue'. |
Blue Mitchell
Bring It Home To Me (Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 2/Dec/2022 ] Trumpeter Blue Mitchell had been a sideman on Blue Note sessions led by Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith, Jackie McLean, and appeared on numerous classics as a member of the Horace Silver Quintet before he began recording his own leader albums for the... |
LEHAR / OFFENBACH / STRAUSS / etc
Bruce Ford sings Viennese Operetta (operetta in English) Bruce Ford, tenor, Chorus Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 5/Nov/2002 ] world renowned tenor Bruce Ford performing arias from Viennese operettas |
RICHARD RODGERS / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Carousel (Original Soundtrack) Featuring Shirley Jones, Barbara Ruick, Gordon MacRae, Clarmae Turner & Camern Mitchell [ Capital / CD - released 13/Feb/2009 ] Original movie soundtrack with Shirley Jones and Gordon McRae. Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman. |