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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Divine Impresario: Nicolini on Stage Randall Scotting (countertenor), Mary Bevan (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music [ Signum / CD - due 13/Mar/2026 ] Divine Impresario is countertenor Randall Scotting's portrait of the celebrated castrato Nicolò Grimaldi ("Nicolini"), performed with the Academy of Ancient Music and Laurence Cummings. Drawing on arias and duets written for Nicolini by Handel,... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience (Complete opera with full dialogue) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with John Reed; Kenneth Sandford; Mary Sansom, Philip Potter / New Symphony Orchestra of London / Isidore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/1989 ] "Great diction. You get to hang onto every word....Donald Adams as Colonel Calverley is dynamic and John Reed excels as Reginald." Mel@marbecks |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL & OTHERS
Handel's Queens Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham [ Signum / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "This soundly made programme is both pleasing and intriguing." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Recital |
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DUPARC / FAURE / CHABRIER / SCHUBERT / SEVERAC / etc
Mary Bevan - Voyages Mary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] "purity of tone and discreet yet telling way with words can be by turns unnerving and alluring in the Baudelaire settings… Middleton, as one might expect, is marvellously insightful, playing throughout with weight as well as grace and subtlety" Gramo |
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Looking For The Thread [ Lambent Light Records / CD - released 24/Jan/2025 ] The trio of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, and Karine Polwart first came together as a writing experiment coming out of the pandemic lockdown. With touring off the calendar, multi-Award winning US singer-songwriter Carpenter was looking for... |
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Mary J Blige
Good Morning Gorgeous [ 300 Entertainment / Warner / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Good Morning Gorgeous is Mary J. Blige's follow-up to her 2017 album Strength of a Woman. "Good Morning Gorgeous" features production and writing from D'Mile, H.E.R., Lucky Daye, and Tiara Thomas, while "Amazing" was produced by DJ Khaled,... |
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Mary J. Blige
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe Limited Vinyl LP) [ Warner / 2 LP - released 2/Dec/2022 ] 18 songs, including two new album tracks + three remixes not on the original edition: - Crystal-clear 2LP vinyl - Gatefold jacket - 24"x12" fold-out poster |
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Mary J Blige
Gratitude [ Warner / CD - released 15/Nov/2024 ] 2024 album from Grammy-award winning artist Mary J Blige featuring special guests Jadakiss, Fat Joe and Fabolous. "I mean look at my life right now. I mean I'm in a constant state of gratitude. I feel good, I have jobs and opportunities, I'm... |
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Mary Timony
Mountains (20th Anniversary Edition LP) [ Matador / 2 LP - released 5/Feb/2021 ] Remastered by Bob Weston, Mountains comes back to us as a gold foil-embossed gatefold 2xLP and will include the previously unreleased original takes of "Return to Pirates," "Poison Moon," and "Killed by the Telephone," which were delivered along with... |
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Peter Paul and Mary
The Very Best of Peter Paul and Mary [ Rhino Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2005 ] This career-spanning, digitally re-mastered hits collection gathers 25 signature songs, including "Leaving On A Jet Plane," "Blowin' In The Wind," "Puff, The Magic Dragon," and "In the Morning" (as featured in the Vodafone commercial). |