J.J. Johnson Quartet
First Place [ American Jazz Classics / CD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Hymnus Paradisi / A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song Joan Rodgers (soprano) / Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Bruce Ogston (baritone) / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (complete opera recorded in 1993) John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Jane West, Wendy White, Arthur Woodley / Robert Craft [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "That we have such a direct link to Stravinsky's living thoughts and intentions in Robert Craft and such a powerful performance makes this recording as much a 'must have' as the composer's own." (MusicWeb July 2009) |
PERCY GRAINGER
Jungle Book & other choral works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Polyphony, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Generous timing, discoveries, Delian gauzy harmonies, tangy instrumentation, sentimentality, aureate vocal light, succinct and touching settings." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Jan 2011) |
CRESSONNOIS / DELIBES / LECOCQ / PESSARD / GODARD / ILLEMACHER / DUPARC / etc
L'invitation au voyage John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Graham Johnson is quite literally changing the way we hear French mélodie. What a voyage to be invited to join!' (International Record Review) |
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon
Best Of 1968-1975 [ CD - released 21/Apr/2009 ] |
Robert Johnson
The High Price of Soul [ Primo Music Distribution / 2 CD - released 29/Jan/2007 ] Robert Johnson was said to have sold his soul to the Devil. The legend endures and the chilling nature of his music, presented here in its entirety, explains his mythic status. |
Johnson, Robert
King Of The Delta Blues Singers Vol. 1 (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 5/Dec/2013 ] The remastered audio of this original 1961 collection of material is simply stunning - Robert Johnson never sounded so alive. |
Rudolph Johnson
The Second Coming (Remastered Edition) [ Real Gone / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Favourably compared to the iconic John Coltrane, saxophonist Rudolph Johnson never truly received the popular acclaim he deserved. 'The Second Coming' was released on the legendary Black Jazz label in 1973, a beautifully observed throwback to the bop... |
Johnson, Rudolph
The Second Coming (Remastered Vinyl Edition) [ Real Gone / LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Favourably compared to the iconic John Coltrane, saxophonist Rudolph Johnson never truly received the popular acclaim he deserved. 'The Second Coming' was released on the legendary Black Jazz label in 1973, a beautifully observed throwback to the bop... |
Johnson/Hampson/Mclaughlin
Schubert:complete Songs [ Hyperion / CD ] |
Johnson/Johnson
Britten: Winter Words/Michelan [ Helios / CD - released 4/Jun/2001 ] |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Caractacus / Severn Suite Judith Howarth (Soprano), Arthur Davies (Tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone), Alastair Miles (Bass), Stephen Roberts (Bass) London Symphony Chorus [ Chandos 241 Hickox Legacy / 2 CD - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Another classic Hickox recording from the early '90s; an uneven work, but well worth hearing when done as brilliantly as this." (MusicWeb) |
SCHUMANN
The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 (Incls Liederkreis Op 39) Kate Royal, Felicity Lott, Lydia Teuscher (sopranos) Ann Murray, Daniela Lehner (mezzos) Stephan Loges (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "Here's the story. Kate Royal recorded an album of Lieder with Graham Johnson for EMI's Debut series, but when it became clear just how exciting a prospect she is, the record company held the Lieder and went with a larger-scale debut recital. So it... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: The Songs Vol.2 Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "In his notes Graham Johnson says that what we have always lacked is a convincing way of performing late Schumann songs, often spare in texture and elusive in style. Well, he and Keenlyside seem to have found one here in their wholly admirable... |
Kevin Johnson
Rock & Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life) [ CD ] |
W.A. MOZART
Litanies / Vespers / Oratorios / Cantatas / Masonic Music SPECIAL PRICE Kiri Te Kanawa / Arleen Auger / Anthony Rolfe Johnson / Edith Mathis / Ilena Cotrubas / Fuchs / Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Philips Complete Mozart Edition Box 11 / 13 CD - released 20/Nov/2005 ] The Philips Mozart Edition is now at budget price |
KABALEVSKY
Piano Pieces for Children Young and Old Kirsten Johnson [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] |
ARTHUR FOOTE
Complete Piano Music Kirsten Johnson (piano) [ Delos / CD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] With this remarkable three-CD collection of Arthur Foote's complete piano music (much of it recorded here for the first time), Ms. Johnson has filled a long-standing gap in the global discography of this very worthwhile American composer's music. |
KABALEVSKY
A Recital of Concert Pieces Kirsten Johnson (piano) [ CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] A prolific composer, Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky (1904 - 1987) wrote four piano concerti, three piano sonatas, four symphonies, five operas, a violin concerto, two cello concerti, songs and other works, including many pieces for piano. Born in St... |