More By Artist: Stephen Johnson
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St. John Passion (complete oratorio recorded in 1986) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, Cornelius Hauptmann, Nancy Argenta / The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner conducts an exhilarating performance. Speeds are regularly on the fast side but, characteristically, he consistently keeps a spring in their rhythm. Chorales are treated in contrasted ways." Penguin Guide |
SCHUMANN
The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 5 (Incls 'Dichterliebe') Christopher Maltman (baritone) / Polyphony / Stephen Layton / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Nov/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
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 |
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 |
CHABRIER
Musique Adorable! (complete songs) Felicity Lott (soprano) William Burden (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 4/Jul/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (October 2002)- "Unfailingly affectionate and stylish performances of the two colelctions and Chabrier's animal songs dominate the second disc of this real treasure of a treasury." (BBC Music Magazine) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 "Actus tragicus", BWV 118, BWV 198 Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner's feeling for style and sense of drive strike a responsive chord with many music lovers. His choice of soloists is unerring, and his musicianship of the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists always imposing" (Penguin Guide) |
FAURE
The Complete Songs-volume 4 Jennifer Smith / Felicity Lott / Geraldine McGreevy / Jean-Paul Fouchecort / Stephen Varoce / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 'The sound is warm and initimate and Johnson's comprehensive notes are packed with information on each song and its cultural surround. In all this series has proved an impressive achievement, demonstrating that even the least known of Fauré's songs... |
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) |
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) |
PATRICK HADLE / PHILIP SAINTON
Orchestral Works Neill Archer (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Stephen Richardson (bass) / Philharmonia Chorus / Philharmonia Orchestra / Matthias Bamert, cond [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 3/May/2005 ] '…the music conveys a wistful, often disturbing intensity unusual for an English work of the period… this is headily evocative stuff, and Anglophiles everywhere will surely want to add this sumptuous-sounding CD to their collections.' - Gramophone |
GRAINGER / GRIEG
'At Twilight' Polyphony with David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Paul Agnew (tenor) / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] "Grainger's mastery of choral textures shines out of this wide-ranging collection of folk-song arrangements, each highly individual and memorable. Superior performances by Stephen Layton and Polyphony." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (July 2006) |
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Stephen Johnson
Introduction To Wagner's Ring [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] |
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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... |
SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Water Songs Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 2 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] 'A delightful collection of songs inspired by water' (The Guardian) 'Listen and marvel' (Fanfare, USA) |
