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Syl Johnson
Complete Mythology [ Numero / 10 Multi-Format Box Set - released 25/Oct/2010 ] |
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Wilko Johnson
The Best Of [ Cadiz / 2 CD - released 18/Apr/2014 ] Collected together for the first time on CD, these two volumes present the finest recordings of one of the most idiosyncratic and iconic guitarists in Rock history, Wilko Johnson, who was a founding member of seminal UK Rock/R&B act Dr Feelgood and... |
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Will Johnson
El Captain (Dusklight LP) [ Keeled Scales / LP - released 29/Jan/2021 ] El Capitan is Will Johnson's 7th studio album, released less than a year after Wire Mountain. While this is a collection of songs written on the road, they're given a polished studio treatment, albeit a bit more subdued and restrained than Wire... |
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QUILTER / WARLOCK / GRAINGER / HOLST / GIBBS / etc
the Power of Love: An English Songbook Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] "From start to finish, the artistry of Alice Coote and Graham Johnson is of the highest order." (Gramophone) |
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QUILTER
Folk-Song Arrangements / Part-Songs for Women's Voices (Complete) Amanda Pitt (soprano) Joanne Thomas (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone) David Owen Norris (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 11 / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "A worthy addition to British song history. Quilter enhances traditional tunes with understated, self effacing arrangements" (MusicWeb June 2005) |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
The Delius Collection [7 CDs] Anthony Rolf Johnson, Felicity Lott, Sarah Walker, Thomas Allen, Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Heritage / 7 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2012 ] "The present set, sumptuous in quantity and quality, is quite a coup for Heritage. The price is right and the content is classic...Classic Delius overwhelmingly in fruity early digital sound." (MusicWeb) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs / On Wenlock Edge (Chamber version) / English Folksongs Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) / Graham Johnson (piano) / Simon Keenlyside (baritone) / Duke Quartet [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in the Gloucestershire village of Down Ampney in 1872, the son of a clergyman. His ancestry on both his father's and mother's side was of some intellectual distinction. |
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VAUGHAN WILLAIMS
The Best of (Incls The Wasps Overture & Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis) Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor) David Greed (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony / English Northern Philharmonia / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest in folk-song yet underpinned by a personal vision and language. |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: The Complete Naxos Recordings conducted by Marin Alsop Jennifer Johnson Cano, Paulo Mestre, Jubilant Sykes, etc / Baltimore Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Sao Paulo Symphony, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / 8 CD/DVD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was without question the greatest musician America ever produced. As an inspirational teacher and renowned conductor he was the nation's musical ambassador to the world, and his work as a composer bridged gaps and broke down... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Canticles I-V Ben Johnson (tenor) James Baillieu (piano), Christopher Ainslie (countertenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Martin Owen (horn) & Lucy Wakeford (harp) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] As part of the celebration Britten's Centenary in 2013, this new recording presents Britten's five Canticles, performed by tenor Ben Johnson with James Baillieu accompanying. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
British Music: Green & Pleasant Land Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor) Graham Johnson (Piano) Nicholas Daniel (Oboe) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by the elite of British artists. |
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Bunk Johnson
Bunk And The New Orleans Revival 1924-1947 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] William Geary "Bunk" Johnson is an enigma, even in his name which should be Willie Gary Johnson according to some authorities. To many, he represents a link with the original jazz forms of the late 19th century while to others he is just an old... |
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Bunk Johnson Band, George Lewis New Orleans Band, Wilbur de Paris, Kid Ory Creole Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong All Stars, etc
Very Best of: Dixieland New Orleans [ Alto / CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] "78 minutes of well-mastered vintage classic tracks chosen by experts - a great romp!" |
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TRADITIONAL
The Manchester Carols Carol Ann Duffy, Sasha Johnson Manning / Manchester Carollers / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tanner [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] This new sequence of Christmas carols was written in 2007 by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and composer Sasha Johnson Manning, and premièred in the same year. |
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PABLO NERUDA
The Poet Sings Cary Ratcliff / Shawn Kirchner / Donald Grantham / Craig Hella Johnson [ Harmonia Mundi USA / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] Craig Hella Johnson leads Conspirare in this vibrant tribute to revered Chilean poet and statesman Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose life-affirming poetry is the inspiration for these captivating choral settings by Donald Grantham, Shawn Kirchner and... |
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ARTHUR SOMERVELL
The Shropshire Lad / James Lee's Wife / Songs of Innocence Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mezzo-soprano) Christopher Maltmann (Baritone) Graham Johnson (Piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] For his songs Somervell chose a wide variety of texts, with settings of poems from Shakespeare to Browning and Housman. |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 9 "Choral" Christiane Oelze, Ingeborg Danz, Christoph Strehl, David Wilson-Johnson / Royal Flemish Philharmonic / Philippe Herreweghe [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] s is the last instalment in PentaTone's Beethoven Symphonies cycle with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. In this recording the famous Collegium Vocal Gent also perform. With each new release this cycle gets more... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
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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) |
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HANDEL
Alexander's Feast / Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 4b in F major Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Palmer & Stephen Roberts / Stockholm Bach Choir & Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "All three soloists are really very good indeed" Gramophone |