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Jean-Francois Beaudin, flute / Mary Oleskiewicz, flute / David Schulenberg, piano / Stephanie Vial, cello
Quantz - Flute Sonatas [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] Johann Joachim Quantz was the most important flute virtuoso of the eighteenth century. Best known today for his Essay on Playing the Flute (Berlin, 1752), he wrote some two hundred sonatas for flute and continuo, about forty trio sonatas for two instr... |
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PUCCINI
Edgar (Complete Opera) Julia Varady, Mary Ann McCormick, Carl Tanner / ChAœur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Yoel Levi [ Astree Naive / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "there is much to enjoy, especially when the piece gets the right degree of belief and commitment, as it does here. Levi plays the score as if it's top-drawer Puccini, and though the only really star name here is Julia Varady, the rest are in good... |
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HANDEL
Giulio Cesare [Julius Caesar] (complete 1724 version of the opera) Kristina Hammarström, Emanuela Galli, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Irini Karaianni / Orchestra of the Patras (period instruments), George Petrou [ MDG / 3 CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] Although Julius Caesar is Handel's most famous and frequently performed opera, it has never really been recorded in its entirety as it is here. Previous recordings from the group have been critically acclaimed. |
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JOHN CORIGLIANO / VINCENT HO
Corigliano: Mr. Tamourine Man / Ho: Gryphon Realms Laura Hynes (amplified soprano) Mary Sullivan (flutes) Cédric Blary (clarinets) Kyle Eustace (percussion) / Land's End Ensemble, Karl Hirzer [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] John Corigliano is one of America's most distinguished composers whose music, as Leonard Slatkin writes, 'belongs to the world'. Corigliano originally conceived his setting of Bob Dylan songs Mr. Tambourine Man for voice and piano, then orchestrated... |
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Les Paul feat. Mary Ford
Blowing The Smoke Away From A Trail Of Hits [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] This compilation ably reveals the talents of Les Paul at the peak of his 'Pop' chart successes in the 1950s. The Country roots remain much in evidence, not least because Mary Ford was also from that background... |
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Les Paul & Mary Ford
Their Great Evergreens [ Fab Four / 4 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/2010 ] 80 original hits and rarities 1950 - 1956. |
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FAURE
Requiem, Op. 48 / La Naissance de Vanus, Op. 29 / Pavane, Op. 50; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Libby Crabtree (soprano) Mary Plazas (soprano) James Rutherford (bass) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2003 ] 'The Pavane and Cantique de Jean Racine both breathe the calm of the Requiem. While they are enjoyable makeweights, the disc's revelation is a wonderful performance of the rarely heard La Naissance de Venus… this piece is a little gem'. (Gramophone |
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MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn in Birmingham - Volume 3 [Incls Symphony No. 2 'Lobgesang''] Mary Bevan (soprano I), Sophie Bevan (soprano II) & Benjamin Hulett (tenor) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "The playing of the CBSO is of the highest quality, and the perfectly balanced and blended sound of the wind sections is something very special. It is all so well rendered by the engineers; they have successfully preserved the feeling of spaciousness |
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JOSEPH HAYDN / FRANZ SCHUBERT / HUGO WOLF
Haydn/Schubert/Wolf: The Divine Muse Mary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] After the success of their debut disc, 'Voyages', Mary Bevan and Joseph Middleton present their second recital disc exploring Lieder in German and Italian by Schubert, Haydn and Wolf. The programme is woven around songs inspired by the 'muses' of the... |
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NOEL COWARD & OTHERS
A Most Marvellous Party with Noel Coward and Friends Mary Bevan (soprano) Nicky Spence (tenor) Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Jan/2024 ] "Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence and Joseph Middleton are the architects of this musical treasure, and with their sensitive impulse they imprint strength and passion in these songs of great intensity and melodic sense." - Sonograma magazine |
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Mary Black
Babes in the Woods [ Dara Records / CD - released 17/May/1999 ] |
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Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black 1991 - 2001 [ 2 CD - released 5/Apr/2005 ] Direct UK import. These are the finest tracks from the wonderful Irish singer, Mary Black. The collection includes a bonus disc, which is a mix of live tracks, duets and previously unreleased studio recordings. |
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Mary Black
By the Time it Gets Dark [ Dara Records / CD - released 8/Dec/2011 ] |
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Mary Black
Circus [ Dara Records / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
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Mary Black
Full Tide [ Dara Records / CD - released 23/Dec/2005 ] Mary Black is back in top form with superb interpretations of songs by from the like of Bob Dylan, Noel Brazil and Sandy Denny, plus some beautiful co-compositions with her 20-year-old son, Danny O’Reilly. |
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Mary Black
Mary Black [ Dara Records / CD - released 8/Dec/2011 ] |
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Mary Black
No Frontiers [ Dara Records / CD - released 8/Dec/2011 ] |
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Mary Black
Shine [ Dara Records / CD - released 15/Oct/1997 ] |
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Mary Black
Speaking With the Angel [ Dara Records / CD - released 16/Aug/2000 ] Official American import |
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Mary Black
25: Twenty Five Years, Twenty Five Songs [ 3 U Records / 2 CD - released 3/Jun/2008 ] These 25 tracks are considered to be Mary's most popular songs. Some of the older numbers have been remixed and all have been fully re-mastered from the original recordings. |