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 |
Greg Johnson
Here Comes the Caviar [ EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 31/May/2005 ] This is the best recording so far from one of New Zealand's most gifted singer / songwriters - an excellent wordsmith and melody writer. |
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... |
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 ] |
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. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: The Complete Naxos Recordings conducted by Marin Alsop Jennifer Johnson Cano, Paulo Mestre, Jubilant Sykes, etc / Baltimore Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Sao Paulo Symphony, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / 8 CD/DVD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was without question the greatest musician America ever produced. As an inspirational teacher and renowned conductor he was the nation's musical ambassador to the world, and his work as a composer bridged gaps and broke down... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert and Death Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 11 / CD - released 15/May/2005 ] GUARDIAN BEST OF THE YEAR CLASSIC CD TOP 100 CDs OF ALL TIME |
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... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Symphonies, Overtures & Concertos Emma Johnson (clarinet) Peter Rösel (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Neville Marriner [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2013 ] Carl Maria von Weber is a name that is often cited with regard to the bridge between Classicism and Romanticism, and yet how many works of his is it possible to name? |
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 |
CHARLES GOUNOD
The Songs of Charles Gounod Felicity Lott (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Superb ... perfection ... Best of the year' (The Sunday Times) |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Voyage a Paris Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] 'Highly desirable' - BBC Record Review |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch Felicity lott (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BBC CD REVIEW 'BUILDING A LIBRARY' FIRST CHOICE |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Monteverdi: Orfeo (complete opera with libretto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Julianne Baird, Lynne Dawson, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nancy Argenta / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gard [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1987 ] "This is an impressively musical Orfeo. With John Eliot Gardiner in charge of such a strong cast of singers and players, it could hardly have been otherwise. Most enigmatic of all is Anthony Rolfe Johnson's acting of the central role." Gramophone |
BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 8Harriet Burns Harriet Burns, Graham Johnson [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Volume 8 of Hyperion's complete Brahms songs proves the ideal platform for Harriet Burns in her debut album. As usual, Graham Johnson's scholarly booklet notes are an indispensable companion. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Kingdom, Op. 51 / Sursum corda, Op. 11 / etc Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies & David Wilson-Johnson / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Following the success of The Dream of Gerontius in 1900 and The Apostles in 1903, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. The Kingdom continues the narrative of the lives of... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 6 (Incls 'Lieder und Gersänge', Op. 32) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] "Bostridge's fans have no need to hesitate either, and the virtues of his distinctive Lieder-singing art are very much in evidence." Gramophone |
SCOTT WARRENDER
Warrender: Das Barbecu - A New Musical Comedy J. K. Simmons & Julie Johnson / Original Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande / CD - released 17/May/1991 ] With a book and lyrics by Jim Luigs and music by Scott Warrender, Das Barbecü is a musical farce about mismatched lovers who meet on the day of their double shotgun wedding. Five actors play more than 30 characters. |
Jack Johnson
Brushfire Fairytales [ Fontana International / CD - released 16/Jun/2011 ] Special re-issue edition of Jack Johnson's 'Brushfire Fairytales' album, which was originally released in 2002. |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dreams [ Brushfire Records / Universal Music / CD - released 3/Mar/2005 ] A wandering, sun-soaked album of laidback grooves and hooks, this third release from the summer's hero, Jack Johnson, includes the single "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing". |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dreams (LP) [ Brushfire Records / LP - released 27/Sep/2011 ] Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson writes songs that just feel good, sticking to an equation that combines his warm, relaxed voice with an acoustic guitar. That cozy formula made him a favorite among American college crowds, so it's no surprise that... |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dub [ Republic / CD - 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... |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dub (Limited Edition 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... |
Jack Johnson
Meet the Moonlight [ Bushfire Records / CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] Meet The Moonlight, Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City and EastWest) and The Mango Tree... |
Jack Johnson
Meet The Moonlight (Gatefold LP) [ Republic / LP - released 22/Jul/2022 ] Meet The Moonlight, Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City and EastWest) and The Mango Tree... |
Jack Johnson
Meet The Moonlight (Gatefold Indie Clear LP) [ Universal / LP - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Milky clear indie exclusive vinyl. Meet The Moonlight, Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City... |
Jack Johnson and Friends
Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies for the film Curious George (Original Soundtrack) [ Brushfire Records / Universal Music / CD - released 9/Feb/2006 ] An album for parents and children, featuring songs crafted by Jack for the animated film 'Curious George' - with guests Ben Harper, G. Love and Matt Costa. |
Jay Jay Johnson
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 16/Dec/2022 ] Trombonist J. J. Johnson took the language of bebop and adapted it to his instrument winning the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. After playing on Miles Davis' first Blue Note session, Johnson led several dates in 1953-54 that were... |