ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cypresses Timothy Robinson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) / Delme String Quartet [ Somm / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] Sung in impeccable Czech - a lovely recording. |
Mozart, Wo
La Finta Semplice Donath, Holl, Johnson, Berganza; Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg, Hager [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/1989 ] |
Dr Feelgood With Wilco Johnson
Gettin' Their Kicks At The BBC (1973-75) [ Grand Records / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Brand new set featuring sessions recorded at the BBC, featuring the classic line up including Wilko Johnson & Lee Brilleaux. 42 tracks over 2 discs containing 8 previously unreleased tracks and previously unreleased photo's and informative liner notes. |
WALTER BRAUNFELS
Die Vogel [The Birds] (complete opera recorded in 2009) Désirée Rancatore / Brandon Jovanovich / James Johnson / Martin Gantner / Los Angeles Opera Orchestra & Chorus / James Conlon [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 16/Feb/2011 ] "Walter Braunfel's Die Vögel is that very rare thing - a neglected work which really is worth reviving...The staging is colourful, with plenty of well-coordinated movement, and James Conlon conducts his Los Angeles forces persuasively, as well as... |
Ed Alleyne-Johnson
Echoes [ Wingspan Records / 2 CD - released 14/Mar/2005 ] Ed Alleyne Johnson is an incredibly talented violin player. His work on this double disc set brings a new slant to the traditional sounds of the violin... |
Ed Alleyne-Johnson
Reflections [ Wingspan Records / CD - released 31/Jan/2007 ] Concentrating on some of the great epic guitar solos, using Ed's inimitable multi-layered electric violin playing, this album features unique versions of songs by the likes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young and... |
BERLIOZ
L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 Ed Lyon, David Wilson-Johnson, Mireille Delunsch / Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg / Ivor Bolton [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Ed Lyon, David Wilson-Johnson, Mireille Delunsch, Masahi Tsuji and William Dazeley are the soloists in this excellent performance of Berlioz's oratorio based on the childhood of Christ. In this work Berlioz shows a seldom seen side of his... |
W. A. MOZART
Missa brevis in D major / Missa brevis in Bb major Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Deborah Miles-Johnson (contralto), Daniel Auchincloss (tenor) & Lawrence White (bass) [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Mar/2013 ] During his years in Salzburg, Mozart wrote a series of shorter mass settings, for which he drew on the models of his senior colleague Michael Haydn. Regina coeli reveals his supreme skill at writing for the solo voice. The Missa brevis in D, K. 194... |
ARTHUR BLISS
Rout and Rhapsody Elizabeth Gale (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) / The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] 'Performances are outstanding... beautifully recorded' (The Monthly Guide to Recorded Music |
SIR ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: the Beautitudes Emily Birsan (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / SACD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Excelling in recordings of Delius, Elgar, and Holst, Sir Andrew Davis here presents a spirited programme of works by Sir Arthur Bliss. It follows a recording of Morning Heroes that made the top recommendations of 2015; likewise recorded in... |
BRAHMS / MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN
Clarinet Sonatas Emma Johnson (clarinet) John Lenehan (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "no one is likely to be disappointed by any of the ingredients - music, performances, audio quality - of this new release...There's natural and instinctive responsiveness to each other. This offers, for example, a controlled yet farm-fresh account of... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 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? |
WEBER / MOZART / CRUSELL / SPOHR / KROMMER / KOZELUCH
The Romantic Clarinet (Concertos) Emma Johnson, Harmen de Boer (clarinets) / Various orchestras and conductors [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2005 ] Emma Johnson began to study the clarinet at the age of nine. In 1984 she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition televised throughout Europe and in 1991 was a winner of the Young Concert Artist Auditions in New York. |
Eric Johnson
Live From Austin, TX '84 (CD + DVD) [ New West Records / CD/DVD - released 19/Nov/2010 ] Eric Johnson is seen here on his debut Austin City Limits performance, recorded in 1984. This was the show that made the world really take notice of his talent. |
Eric Johnson & Mike Stern
Eclectic [ Vortexan / CD - released 27/Oct/2014 ] |
REYNALDO HAHN
Songs Felicity Lott (sop) Susan Bickley (mezzo sop) Ian Bostridge (ten) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano) / London Schubert Chorale [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'This gorgeous set ... Irresistable' - The Sunday Times |
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) |
BRITTEN
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 / Quatre Chansons franASaises / Serenade,Op. 31 Felicity Lott (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Michael Thompson (horn) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'These are profoundly sympathetic performances, with Lott at her best in the 14-year-old composer's precocious settings of Hugo and Verlaine. Bryden Thomson and the RSNO support attentively, and the recordings are truthful and atmostpheric in the... |
Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano)
Favourite English Songs by twentieth-century English composers [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 7/Jul/2002 ] "beautifully sung, superlatively well-played." (Gramophone) |
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 |