W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: La Finta Semplice (complete opera recorded in 1983) Helen Donath, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Holl, Teresa Berganza / Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Leopold Hager(cond) [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] "Helen Donath is her usual bright-toned and fluent self and she has a fine trill; Teresa Berganza is lovely too, nuanced as always and still in creamy voice. Light and springy, even more delectable is Jutta-Renate Ihloff in the soubrette role." |
Jack Johnson
All The Light Above It Too (LP) [ Republic Records / LP - released 8/Sep/2017 ] When choosing a title for his seventh studio album, Jack Johnson lifted a lyric from the opening track: a warm and wistful meditation on keeping perspective in frenzied times. "All the Light Above It Too refers to the sun and how it shines in all... |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dub (LP) [ Republic / LP - released 2/Jun/2023 ] In March 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee "Scratch" Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack's most loved recordings. On August 29, 2021, the project was brought to a halt as Scratch departed this physical world. In 2022, Jack and... |
ANTONIN DVORAK / LEOS JANACEK / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak/Martinu/Janacek: Love Songs Magdalena Kozena (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Aug/2000 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Vocal |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Winterreise Matthias Goerne (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "The one to knock Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore from the pedestal … Johnson and Goerne plumb the emotional depths of one of the most heart-wrenchingly sublime masterpieces in the genre" BBC Music Magazine |
Al Johnson
Back for More [ Soulmusic.com / CD - released 18/Jul/2011 ] |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
St Nicolas / Hymn to St Cecilia Anthony Rolf Johnson (tenor) Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A fresh and atmospheric account of Britten's colourful cantata" Penguin Guide |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (complete oratorio) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Olaf Bar / The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Archiv Collectors Edition / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Gardiner's celebrated Christmas Oratorio, first released in 1987, offered at mid-price for the first time. With soloists including Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist), Nancy Argenta and Anne Sofie von Otter. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito (complete opera with libretto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sylvia McNair, Julia Varady, Anne Sofie von Otter / The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Jun/2011 ] With starring roles from Ann Sophie Von Otter, Sylvia McNair, the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir all under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. |
VAUGHAN WILLAIMS
The Best of (Incls The Wasps Overture & Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis) Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor) David Greed (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony / English Northern Philharmonia / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest in folk-song yet underpinned by a personal vision and language. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
British Music: Green & Pleasant Land Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor) Graham Johnson (Piano) Nicholas Daniel (Oboe) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by the elite of British artists. |
Brothers Johnson, The
Stomp: The Very Best Of (2CD) [ Spectrum Audio / 2 CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] |
Bunk Johnson Band, George Lewis New Orleans Band, Wilbur de Paris, Kid Ory Creole Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong All Stars, etc
Very Best of: Dixieland New Orleans [ Alto / CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] "78 minutes of well-mastered vintage classic tracks chosen by experts - a great romp!" |
Chuck Johnson
Music From Burden Of Proof (LP) [ All Saints / Warp / LP - released 30/Jun/2023 ] Music composed and recorded for the HBO docuseries, Burden of Proof, directed by Cynthia Hill. Chuck Johnson's evocative arrangements utilise a sound palette that includes electronic textures, chamber music and pedal steel guitar to conjure a... |
WALTER BRAUNFELS
Braunfels: Die Vogel [The Birds] (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Désirée Rancatore / Brandon Jovanovich / James Johnson / Martin Gantner / Los Angeles Opera Orchestra & Chorus / James Conlon [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Feb/2011 ] "A rare chance to hear Braunfels's lighthearted, tenderly spiritual and little-known fable…" The New York Times "A marvelous performance…the orchestra sounded radiant." Los Angeles Times "Conlon conducted with lustrous élan…We should hear more... |
CRUSELL / WEBER / BAERMANN / ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Crusell/Weber/Baermann/Rossini: Clarinet Works Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber orchestra, Sir Charles Groves [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Recorded: 1986 Now only available elsewhere as download |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: The Complete Works For Clarinet Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra, with Maklcolm Martineau (piano), Ivor Bolton [ ASV / CD - released 1/Jul/1995 ] Both concertos were recorded in the presence of the composer. |
COPLAND / BERNSTEIN
Clarinet Sonatas (with John Dankworth-Suite for Emma / Picture of Jeannie) Emma Johnson (clarinet) John Lenehan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Sir John Dankworth was inspired by Benny Goodman's playing to study clarinet at the Royal Academy: his delightful Suite for Emma was composed for Emma Johnson, former BBC Young Musician of the Year, who performs it on this disc. Jazz and popular... |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Johnn Sebastian Bach II Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rolf Johnson, Alfred Brendel, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Simon Preston, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Panorama / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] "Gardiner's version of the St Matthew Passion brings an intense, dramatic reading which now makes a clear first choice, not just for period-performance devotees but for anyone not firmly set against the new authenticity." Penguin Guide |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs vol.3 Felicity Lott (sop) Jennifer Smith (sop) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (ten) Christopher Maltmann (bar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] 'recording and presentation are the stuff of dreams. Hyperion has done Fauré proud' - Gramophone |