JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 9 Robin Tritschler (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano), with Harriet Burns (soprano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] "With singing of such distinction as we encounter here, even the more obscure songs come to life, and Graham Johnson's accompaniments further heightens the listening experience." MusicWeb Recommended |
RUTLAND BOUGHTON
The Immortal Hour (complete opera recording) Roderick Kennedy (bass) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Maldwyn Davies (tenor) Anne Dawson (soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Alan G Melville [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] 'This superb complete recording was a salutary shock: the opera is a kind of masterpiece, bleak, passionate and inspired ... Enthusiastically recommended' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
SCHOENBERG
A Survivor from Warsaw / Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / etc Rolf Schulte (violin) David Wilson-Johnson (narrator) Jeremy Denk (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 10 / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] This volume of Robert Craft's acclaimed Schoenberg series presents the composer's favourite of his own orchestral works, the Violin Concerto. |
Roy Lee Johnson And The Villagers
Roy Lee Johnson And The Villagers [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 7 Ruby Hughes (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), Günter Haumer (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2017 ] "Ruby Hughes's bright soprano is appealing" Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 |
Russ Johnson (Jason Stein/ Anton Hatwich/ Tim Daisy)
Meeting Point [ CD - released 1/Jan/2014 ] |
J. S. BACH
Cantatas Nos BWV140 & BWV147 Ruth Holton (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) / English Baroque Soloists / Sir John Elliot Gardiner [ DG Archiv / CD - released 21/Oct/2000 ] "The solo singing is by and large excellent. I very much enjoyed the unpretentious vocal quality of Ruth Holton" (Gramophone) |
Sammy Johnson
The Sammy Johnson EP [ Frequency Media Group / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] Sammy Johnson embraces his Maori and Polynesian heritage to create his own blend of reggae, soul, ska, jazz, rhythm and blues and pop influences. This Brisbane based singer has had no shortage of hit songs including 'Wishing on your love', 'Fall in... |
ARRIGO BOITO
Boito: Mefistofele (Complete opera recorded in 2013) San Francisco Opera / Ildar Abdrazakov, Ramón Vargas, Patricia Racette, Erin Johnson / Nicola Luisotti (conductor) [ EuroArts San Francisco Opera DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2016 ] "Luisotti revels in the grander possibilities of the score, as well as shining a torch on its finer detail and conscientious craftsmanship." (BBC Music) |
ARRIGO BOITO
Boito: Mefistofele (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY San Francisco Opera / Ildar Abdrazakov, Ramón Vargas, Patricia Racette, Erin Johnson / Nicola Luisotti (conductor) [ EuroArts San Francisco Opera BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Boito's resplendent retelling of Goethe's Faust, a monumental work of "choral grandeur and melodic richness" (The New York Times) in one of the most impressive productions ever seen at the War Memorial Opera House. The cast includes Ramón Vargas,... |
PEDRO FARIA GOMES
Gomes: Chamber Works Sarah Thurlow (clarinet), Saul Picado (piano), Carla Santos (violin), Nancy Johnson (viola), Miguel Fernandes (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] This selection of chamber music by leading Portuguese composer Pedro Faria Gomes was written between 2007 and 2018. The works encompass themes of memory, change and waiting, with the concept of time being a central preoccupation. |
Schmidt/Johnson/Kim/Bailey
Arensky/Dohnanyi: Live From El [ Delos / CD - released 27/Jun/2011 ] |
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 ] |
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 |
SCHUMANN
Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 02 (Incls 'Lieder und Gesange aus Wilhelm Meister, Op 98a') Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition / CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] 'The collaboration of Keenlyside and Johnson is so potent that after an hour one is still ready for more' (Gramophone) |
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 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 10 - Sophie Rennert Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano), Lawrence Power (viola) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] 'Sophie Rennert's voice is magnificently burnished, full and deep … the songs with viola form the centrepiece of the disc, and one could hardly hope for a finer exponent of the obbligato part than Lawrence Power' (MusicWeb) |
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. |