“The notion of a musical journey may be a cliché, but this intelligent collection is no hackneyed metaphorical package tour…What makes these travels so beguiling is the combination of Bevan and Middleton. Bevan’s creamy, velvet tone is continually seductive, while her upper register is achingly beautiful when hushed, yet also soars radiantly in Debussy’s Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire.” ★★★★★
“Bevan’s 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.”
YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
“[Mary Bevan] has that very smooth quality, ideally suited to this impressionist era… Signum Classics’ sound quality reflects the elegance of the performances.”
Shortlisted Solo Vocal CD for Gramophone Awards 2018