Johnson, Sean & The Wild Lotus Band
Devaloka [ Nettwerk Records / CD - released 9/May/2016 ] |
Britten, B
Billy Budd Shicoff, Skovhus, Halvarson, Bork, Bankl, Johnson, Dickie, Smits, Sramek, Nuzzo, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper; Orchester d [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 3/Dec/2003 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Serenade' Op 70 No 3) Simon Bode (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "His tone is sweet and gently rounded, his diction crystal-clear, his phrasing always thoughtful. Spinning a rapt, sustained lined, he movingly catches the Brahmsian twilit melancholy of 'Abenddammerung'...'Wiegenlied', too, is as dulcet as you could |
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 |
MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / GLINKA / MASSENET / BEETHOVEN / HAHN / etc
Souvenirs de Venise The Songmakers' Almanac with Felicity Lott, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ann Murray and Richard Jackson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Delightful' - The Sunday Times |
CHRISTMAS
Carols With St Paul's Cathedral Choir St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood, with Simon Johnson (organ) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] St. Paul's Cathedral Choir presents a survey of festive works: old favourites and mingle in a fine Christmas album perfect for the Festive Season. Featuring cherished carols from Classic FM's annual "Nation's Favourite Carols" poll. |
ARCHER / GRAY / ROTH / STANFORD / WALTON / etc
Canticles from St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood, with Simon Johnson (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Canticles are the crowning glory of the Anglican liturgy and have afforded the greatest opportunity for musical development within the Anglican rite. Thousands of people daily hear the world-famous St Paul's Cathedral Choir and organist Simon... |
Starker/Nikkanen/Kim/Johnson
Janos Starker Celebration [ Delos / CD ] |
Stephen Johnson
Introduction To Wagner's Ring [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: His Life and Music [Book plus 2 CDs] Stephen Johnson [ Naxos Books / 2 CD/Book - released 15/May/2017 ] This book contains 2 CDs of carefully chosen pieces spanning Wagner's life. |
BIRTWISTLE
Punch and Judy: A tragical comedy or a comical tragedy Stephen Roberts, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Philip Langridge, David Wilson- Johnson & John Tomlinson / London Sinfonietta / David Atherton [ NMC / 2 CD - released 15/May/2007 ] ‘As a whole the opera loses none of its powerful and sustained impact when compared with Birtwistle’s own more mature compositions. If anything, its startling primitivisms stand out more vividly, while its not inconsiderable moments of reflection and... |
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. |
Syl Johnson
Complete Mythology [ Numero / 4 CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] The self-proclaimed "most sampled artist ever," Syl finally gets his due on this 4CD box covering his most productive period, 1959 through 1972. Collected for the first time are all of Syl's Federal, Twinight, Zachron, Special Agent, Cha Cha, and... |
Syl Johnson
Do You Know What Soul Is (LP) [ Numero / LP - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Culling together records from a host of short-lived indie labels, Do You Know What Soul Is? finds Syl Johnson at his most industrious. Heard here developing his chops as a writer/producer, Mr. Johnson knows what soul is. |
Syl Johnson
Dresses Too Short (LP) [ Numero / LP - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Syl Johnson
Is It Because I'm Black (LP) [ Numero / LP - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Syl Johnson
Mississippi Mainman [ HARMLESS / CD - released 14/Dec/2012 ] |
Syl Johnson
My Gift (LP) [ Numero / LP - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Every side of every 45 from Syl Johnson's formative years on the Federal Label. Recorded between 1959 and 1962, My Gift is an exemplary collection of early R&B that blends Chicago blues with fiery soul. Cut from the original master tapes, these early... |
Syl Johnson Meets Smokey Smothers
Chicago Blues: The 60s New Breed [ Jasmine / CD - released 12/May/2022 ] Two artists who recorded for the legendary FEDERAL label in 1959 and 1960. 24 tracks offering a perfect snapshot of the R&B scene at the time, several of which include the guitar work of blues legend Freddie King. Experience the sounds that had... |
ALBENIZ
Merlin (complete opera recorded in 2003) Teatro Real Madrid / David Wilson-Johnson / Stuart Skelton / Eva Marton / Carol Vaness / Jose De Eusebio (cond) [ Kultur / BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] G :- "From its opening stage scene, as dawn breaks outside St Paul's Cathedral in London on a Christmas Morning to the final curtain, with the sun setting behind Madrid's encircling mountains, turning the Plaza de Oriente and the Teatro Real pink,... |