Norwich Cathedral Choir / Neil Taylor (Director) with Simon Johnson (Organ)
23 Favourite Hymns (incls 'Praise my soul the King of Heaven' & 'Abide with me') [ Priory / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] Recorded in Norwich Cathedral in 1996 |
Händel, Ge
Acis und Galatea Mathis, Johnson, Gambill, Lloyd, Spiri, ORF Chor; ORF Symphonieorchester, Schreier [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 5/Jan/1988 ] |
THOMAS ADES
Ades: Asyla, Tevot & Polaris London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, with Samuel Dale Johnson (baritone) [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2017 ] For his LSO Live debut, Thomas Adès, the acclaimed conductor, pianist and composer, conducts all of his seminal 'Trilogy' works - Asyla, Polaris and Tevot. Recorded in 2016 during his first LSO 'Composer Focus', this is the first time all three works... |
Jack Johnson
All The Light Above It Too [ CD - 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
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... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Anon in Love / A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table / etc Felicity Lott (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "for a super-budget recording this, as with any of the British song series formerly with Collins and now with Naxos, is a must-have." -- Musicweb.uk.net |
Greg Johnson
Anyone Can Say Goodbye [ EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] One of New Zealand's greatest singer / songwriters returns with his seventh studio album - and it's outstanding! The first single from 'Anyone Can Say Goodbye' is the excellent song, "Now the Sun is Out". |
Schmidt/Johnson/Kim/Bailey
Arensky/Dohnanyi: Live From El [ Delos / CD - released 27/Jun/2011 ] |
Stan Getz & JJ Johnson
At The Opera House [ Poll Winners / CD - released 30/May/2011 ] |
GRAINGER / GRIEG
'At Twilight' Polyphony with David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Paul Agnew (tenor) / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] "Grainger's mastery of choral textures shines out of this wide-ranging collection of folk-song arrangements, each highly individual and memorable. Superior performances by Stephen Layton and Polyphony." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (July 2006) |
BACH / LISZT / KARG-ELERT / BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
B-A-C-H - Anatomy of A Motif Simon Johnson (organ) [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] "The listener is quickly drawn into a sonic and musical feast...An outstandingly good release and a perfect combination of repertory, player and organ." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2022 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 "Actus tragicus", BWV 118, BWV 198 Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner's feeling for style and sense of drive strike a responsive chord with many music lovers. His choice of soloists is unerring, and his musicianship of the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists always imposing" (Penguin Guide) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St. John Passion (complete oratorio recorded in 1986) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, Cornelius Hauptmann, Nancy Argenta / The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner conducts an exhilarating performance. Speeds are regularly on the fast side but, characteristically, he consistently keeps a spring in their rhythm. Chorales are treated in contrasted ways." Penguin Guide |
Al Johnson
Back for More [ Soulmusic.com / CD - released 18/Jul/2011 ] |
Wilko Johnson
Barbed Wire Blues [ Jungle / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] |
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Bass Culture [ Island Records / CD - released 3/Feb/1995 ] Bass Culture, LKJ's third album, featured an iron-clad set of rhythm tracks delivered, as always, by a sizzling session group from the UK underground, corralled by Johnson's production and the heavyweight mixing and arranging skills of Dennis Bovell.... |
Marc Johnson, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Peter Erskine
Bass Desires [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Recorded in May 1985, Marc Johnson's 'Bass Desires' album is now re-issued on CD at a special price, in a stylish digipak cover - to coincide with ECM's 40th Anniversary. |
BEETHOVEN
Missa Solemnis in D Marlis Petersen, Gerhild Romberger, Benjamin Hulett, David Wilson-Johnson / Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe [ PHI / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "With a smallish orchestra, period practices and a tight grip on tempos, this is one of the least relenting performances I have heard." (BBC Music) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Carolyn Sampson (sop) Marianne Beate Kielland (alto) Thomas Walker (ten) David Wilson-Johnson (bass) / Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Daniel Reu [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Aug/2017 ] "this is a Missa Solemnis that, for me, really taps into the spirituality of Beethoven's vision. There is depth and insight in every movement, and the overall result is as moving as it is musically impressive." MusicWeb |
RACHMANINOV
The Bells / Vocalise / Dances from 'Aleko' / Capriccio bohemien Suzanne Murphy (soprano) Keith Lewis (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] Rachmaninov, one of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular composers, is represented here with acclaimed performances of some of his greatest compositions. |