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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Complete Hyperion Schubert Edition: The Final Year John Mark Ainsley, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Schade (tenors) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 37 / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] The final volume in the Schubert Hyperion series |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Johnn Sebastian Bach II Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rolf Johnson, Alfred Brendel, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Simon Preston, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Panorama / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] "Gardiner's version of the St Matthew Passion brings an intense, dramatic reading which now makes a clear first choice, not just for period-performance devotees but for anyone not firmly set against the new authenticity." Penguin Guide |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (J.S.) - St Matthew Passion (Arias and Choruses) Kiri te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Chicago Sym., Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 3 CD - released 11/Nov/1990 ] Classic recording with a top-line cast lead by our Kiri |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: War Requiem (complete with libretto) Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus / The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Sinfonieorchester, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/1993 ] "Gardiner seems intent above all to lay before us the work's musical attributes, so we marvel anew at its taut construction...It is a unique achievement here made manifest by one of the most perceptive interpreters of the day." Gramophone |
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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) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op.44 / The Spirit of England, Op.80 Teresa Cahill (sop) Anne Collins (alto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Sep/1992 ] "Gibson's performances combine fire and panache, and the recorded sound has an ideal Elgarian expansiveness, the choral tone rich and well focused, the orchestral brass given plenty of weight." Penguin Guide |
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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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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
St Nicolas / Hymn to St Cecilia Anthony Rolf Johnson (tenor) Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A fresh and atmospheric account of Britten's colourful cantata" Penguin Guide |
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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. |