Mozart, Wo
La Finta Semplice Donath, Holl, Johnson, Berganza; Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg, Hager [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/1989 ] |
SCHUMANN
Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 07 (Incls 'Vier Duette, Op 34') Dorothea Roschmann (soprano) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition / CD - released 18/Oct/2002 ] Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine (Awards Issue 2002) - GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2003 - Vocal |
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 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Operas (Armida / L'incontro improvviso / L'infedelta delusa / L'isola disabitata / etc) Elly Ameling, Arleen Auger, Ileana Cotrubas, Jessye Norman, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Frederica von Stade / Antal Dorati (cond) [ Decca / 20 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] Haydn's operas are still something of a rarity both in the theatre and on record. Antal Dorati's advocacy of Haydn's music during the 1970s resulted in numerous award-winning recordings including his legendary cycle of all the symphonies as well his... |
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... |
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. |
JOSEF HAYDN
The Creation (Complete oratorio in English) Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, The Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "fine clarity of detail and an attractive freshness" *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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
Tones [ CD ] US import (official) |
Eric Johnson & Mike Stern
Eclectic [ Vortexan / CD - released 27/Oct/2014 ] |
SCHUMANN
The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 9 Felicity Lott, Anne Murray (sopranos) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] "More fascinating, well-researched Schumann in an enjoyable series." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Februiary 2005) |
FAURE
The Complete Songs Vol 1 (Includes L'horizon chimACrique Op 118) Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Stella Doufexis, sopranos, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Christopher Maltman, baritone, Graham Johnson [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Feb/2005 ] "Two views on an auspicious start to what could be a defining cycle" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine March 2005 |
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 |
LOEWE / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / WOLF / MENDELSSOHN / SCHUBERT
Women's lives and loves Felicity Lott (soprano) Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] Felicity Lott and Angelika Kirchschlager give delightfully characterised performances, whle Johnson's playing is typically sensitive and pointed … an ingeniously planned and beautifully executed duet recital' (The Daily Telegraph) |