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The Complete Songs of Johannes Brahms, Vol. 4 / Robert Holl, bass-baritone, Graham Johnson, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 58; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Heimweh III ("Ich sah als Knabe Bl...
Performers: Holl, Robert; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

With this release, pianist Graham Johnson's latest project for Hyperion, the complete songs of Johannes Brahms, reaches its fourth volume. Brahms may be considered a...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (09/27/2010-09/29/2010)....continue...

The Power of Love: An English Songbook / Alice Coote, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: James Lyman Molloy: Love's Old Sweet Song; Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; The Spring Has Come, for voice & piano; The Devout Lover, for voice & piano; Edwa...
Performers: Coote, Alice; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Alice Coote, one of the most distinctive mezzo-sopranos of today, makes her recital debut on Hyperion with pianist Graham Johnson, a stalwart of the label...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (2010-12-15&2010-12-15&2010-)....continue...

Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 3 / Simon Bode, tenor; Graham Johnson, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-11-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Songs and romances (8) for voice & piano, Op. 14; Ständchen ("Gut Nacht, gut Nacht, mein liebster Schatz"), song for voice & pi...
Performers: Bode, Simon [Tenor Vocal]; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Following the iconic series of the complete songs of Schubert and Schumann, Graham Johnson further demonstrates the phenomenal depth of his knowledge in the expert...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Durham Road, E. Finchley N2, London, (11/23/2009-11/25/2009)....continue...

Voyage à Paris: The Melodies of Francis Poulenc / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: Francis Poulenc: Voyage à Paris ("Ah! la charmante chose"), song for voice & piano (Banalités), FP 107/4; Montparnasse; Hyde Park ("Les faiseurs de religion"), song for voice & piano, FP 12...
Performers: Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"This record will enchant you. Best of the Month" -Hi-Fi News...continue...
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The Songs of Johannes Brahms, Vol. 2 / Christine Schafer, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Juchhe! ("Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön"), song for voice & piano, Op. 6/4; Wie die Wolke nach der Sonne, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/5; Die Müllerin, son...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Schafer, Christine

Following on his iconic Hyperion projects focused on the complete songs of Schubert and Schumann, Graham Johnson's latest enterprise traverses the complete songs of Brahms....continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (06/01/2010-06/03/2010)....continue...

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Spoken Word: Recitation of Die schöne Müllerin, D 795; Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Goerne, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: 08/04/1996-08/07/1996....continue...

Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch / Felicity Lott

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-08-10

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

'A memorable achievement in every way ... lovingly and vividly brought to life by three superb artists, with a recording that for warmth, clarity and...continue...
Recording information: St. George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England (1993-05-14_1993-05-16&1994-)....continue...

Brahms: The Complete Songs Vol. 1

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-06-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (7) for voice & piano, Op. 48; Der Überläufer ("In den Garten wollen wir gehen"), song for v...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]

Graham Johnson's complete Schubert and Schumann songs series for Hyperion are landmarks in the history of recorded music. Now this indefatigable performer and scholar turns...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (08/18/2008-08/20/2008)....continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 11 / Müller-Brachmann, Johnson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (6) (Neun) for voice & piano, Op. 89; Resignation ("Lieben, von ganzer Seele lieben"), song for voice & piano, Op. 83/1; Der Einseidler ("Komm, Trost der Welt, du stille Nacht!...
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Loges, Stephan; McGreevy, Geraldine; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

Graham Johnson’s monumental and triumphant complete Schumann songs edition comes to an end with an eleventh disc of rarities and delights. With this last issue...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 / Royal, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Schön Hedwig, Op. 106; Balladen (2), melodramas for voice & piano, Op. 122; Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Die Nonne ("Im Garten steht die Nonne...
Performers: Barlow, Edith; Gruett, Marcus; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kargl, Lukas; Lang, Melanie; Lehner, Daniela; Loges, Stephan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Royal, Kate; Spence, Nicky; Ward, Ad...

Graham Johnson's acclaimed series of Schumann songs for Hyperion has reached its penultimate volume with this program headlined by soprano Kate Royal. Still at the...continue...

Britten: Purcell Realizations / Lott, Gritton, Walker, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Purcell Realizations; Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus; The Queen's Epicedium, for soprano or tenor & piano (Purcell Realization); Purcell Realizations from Harmonia Sa...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Rolfe Johnson, An...

'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD)

'Two irresistible discs - typically painstakingly produced and documented - and would deserve four stars if...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - L'Invitation au voyage

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Jules Cressonnois: L'invitation au voyage, song for voice & piano; Léo Delibes: Départ, song for voice & piano; Bonjour, Suzon; Regrets!, song for voice & piano; Charles Lecocq: La Cigale e...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

This latest recital from the eternal spring of Graham Johnsons pioneering research is entitled Linvitation au voyage. Johnson takes us on a fascinating armchair tour...continue...

Women's Lives & Loves / Lott, Kirchschlager, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Erste Begegnung ("Von dem Rosenbusch"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liederspie; Seit ich ihn gesehen, song for voice & piano (Fra...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Taking as its cue the 'Frauenliebe und Leben' cycles by Robert Schumann and Carl Loewe, this captivating duet recital follows the poet Chamisso's story of...continue...

Hyperion Schubert Edition - Songs by Schubert's Friends

3 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Der Greis, part song for 4 voices & keyboard, H. 25c/5; Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Sehnsucht, for 2 voices & piano; Rastlose Liebe, for voice & piano (1st setting) (Lyrische Gedi...
Performers: Comberti, Sebastian; Doufexis, Stella; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Thorsen, Marianne

These three generously filled discs were included as a 'bonus' in Hyperion's landmark forty-disc boxed set 'The Complete Songs by Franz Schubert,' released in November...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 4

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & piano in C major, Op. 1/1; Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 no 2; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; L'aur...
Performers: Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

This fourth and final volume in Hyperion's Faure's song series takes as its title a line from 'La Chanson d'Eve' - the matchless cycle which...continue...

Schubert: The Complete Songs

40 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Song sketch in C minor, D. 1a; Lebenstraum ("Ich sass an einer Tempelhalle"), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 39; Hagars Klage ("Hier am Hügel"), song for voice & piano, D. 5...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berg, Nathan [...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen;
Ensemble: Holst Singers; New Company

'For Schubertians who failed to acquire many of the individual releases, this new box, weighing in at around £3 per disc, is an indispensable bargain'...continue...

Souvenirs de Venise / Songmakers' Almanac

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (23) of Various Nationality for voice & piano trio, WoO 158a; Franz Schubert: Der Gondelfahrer, D 808; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Brooks, Brian; D'Alton, Hugo; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Pearson, Justin [Vocals, Bass Guitar]; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"This fizzing multilingual Venetian 'Souvenir' slips down as gratefully as Prosecco and a hot day. Hahn's Venezia is a delicious epilogue." -Paul Riley, BBC Music...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 3

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-08-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre, song for voice & piano in C major; Tristesse d'Olympio, song for voice & piano; Hymne, song for voice & piano in G major, Op. 7/2; Sylvie, for voic...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone V...

This third installment in Hyperion's series, encompassing all Faure's songs, takes its title from the famous Silvestre setting 'Chanson d'amour' and guides the listener on...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 2

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mai, Op. 1 no 2; Puisqu'ici-Bas, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 10/1; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; Lydia, Op. 4 no 2; L'absent, Op. 5 no 3;...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Ste...

"The discreet but authoritative Graham Johnson has masterminded a pleasing sequence of more than two dozen songs shared eight singers." - The Independent...continue...

R. Strauss: Songs / Marie McLaughlin, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-04-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Drossel ("Ich will ja nicht in Garten geh'n"), song for voice & piano, o.Op. 34 (TrV 49, AV 34); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Schlichte Weisen (5), Op. 21; Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Der m&#...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]

'Gorgeous singing' (The Sunday Telegraph)

'Bring[s] a bright, wide-eyed wonder to songs of both night and of brilliant morning and a beguiling sense of dream-spinning in...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 1

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Les Matelots, song for voice & piano in E flat major, Op. 2/2; Seule!, song for voice & piano in E minor, Op. 3/1; Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for vo...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"Showing a greater variety than some other releases in the related Hyperion series, the music on the volume is divided among seven singers, all of...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 9 / Lott, Murray, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-01-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Liedchen von Marie und Papa, for 2 voices, WoO 26/3; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68; Lieder Album für die Jugend, Op. 79; Album für die Jugend no 14 ("Kleine Studie") fo...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann

This ninth volume in the Hyperion Schumann Edition brings us to music Schumann wrote for children, and what a delight it probes to be. The...continue...

Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song, etc / Price, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-04-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Frühlingsglaube, Op. 9/8; Songs (12), Op. 9; Geständnis ("Kennst du nicht das Gluthwer"), song for voice & piano, Op. 9/2; Maienlied, Op. 8/7; Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlie...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]

'Mesmerising... as is usual, the Hyperion recording is perfectly balanced' (Classic CD)

'A sure candidate for my vocal recital of the year' (Gramophone)...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 8 / Maltman, Lemalu, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-10-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Sehnsucht ("Sterne der blauen"), song for voice & piano, WoO 21/1; Die Weinende ("Ich sah dich weinen!"), song for voice & piano, WoO 21/2; Der Fischer ("Das Wasser rauscht, das Wass...
Performers: Consort, Members of Ex Cathedra; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lemalu, Jonathan; Maltman, Christopher; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]

'This probing, absorbing account of Schumann's op.24 Liederkreis is as good as any you're ever likely to hear' (Fanfare USA)

'Recorded sound is impeccable and Johnson's...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Musique adorable! - Chabrier: Songs

2 CD / Hyperion / 2002-08-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Early Songs (9), for voice & piano; Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean, song for voice & piano; Ivresses!, grande valse for voice & piano; L'invitation au voyage, for voice & piano; Sé...
Performers: Burden, William; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Leveaux, Ursula; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Spence, Toby; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"Here is something so joyous and heart-warming that it's difficult to know where to start anyone with a love of French music and poetry will...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 6 / McGreevy, Doufexis, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel, 10 songs for voice(s) & piano, Op. 74; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 40; Spanische Liebeslieder (10 Spanish Love Songs), for voice(s) & piano, Op. 138; Cla...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Hough, Stephen; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Loges, Stephan; McGreevy, Geraldine; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

"Graham Johnson's typically teeming commentaries to this latest Hyperion volume, 'Schumann and the Spanish style', he relates a moving anecdote about the composer's perusal of...continue...

A. E. Housman - A Shropshire Lad / Bates, Johnson, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2001-12-01

Works: Alfred Edward Housman: 1887 From Clee to heaven the beacon burns; The Recruit ("Leave your home behind, lad"); Reveille ("Wake; When smoke stood up from Ludlow; Farewell to barn and stack and tree; O...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

'An outstanding release' (Classic CD)...continue...

Britten: Winter Words, etc / Graham and Anthony Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-07-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Canticle I; Folksongs (7), Volume 1; The Trees They Grow So High (Benjamin Britten); Little Sir William, for voice & piano (F...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"Anthony Rolfe Johnson gives wonderful performances of two of Britten's finest song cycles and the ardent Canticle I, consistently beautiful in vocal quality, and almost...continue...

The Songs of Chausson / Lott, Murray, Trakas, Johnson, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2001-04-01

Works: Ernest Chausson: Mélodies (7), Op. 2; Mélodies (7), for voice & piano, Op. 2; Le Charme, for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Sérénade Italienne, for voice & piano, Op. 2/5; Le rideau de...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Murray, Ann; Trakas, Chris Pedro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chilingirian Quartet

"Older collectors will recall the decades between tantalizing, tiny handfuls of Chausson's 'melodies'... When, at last, an 'integrale' turned up for review several years ago,...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 36 - An 1827 Schubertiad

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-08-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Romanze des Richard Löwenherz, D 907; Jägers Liebeslied ("Ich schiess' den Hirsch"), song for voice & piano, D. 909 (Op. 96/2); Schiffers Scheidelied ("Die Wogen am Gestade ...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Banse, Juliane; Catling, Ashley; Dawson, Lynne; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gibbs, Charles; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Raskin, Tom; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Schade...

'The high standard of the singing is one of the persistent glories of the Hyperion series. This disc is a source of pleasure in its...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 4 - Widmer, Doufexis, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-06-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge II (5), songs for voice & piano, Op. 51; Romanzen und Balladen I, 3 songs for voice & piano, Op. 45; Sommerlied ("Seinen Traum, lind wob"), for chorus, Op. 14...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

Now that the Hyperion Schubert Edition is coming to an end, the Schumann Edition is getting into its stride. Volume four introduces two outstanding young...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 35

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Gott in der Natur, D 757; Schwestergruss, D 762; Der zürnende Barde, D 785; Pilgerweise ("Ich bin ein Waller"), song for voice & piano, D. 789; Daß die hier gewesen, D. 775...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Bostridge, Ian; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Hampson, Thomas; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Ma...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

The last three volumes of Hyperion's Schubert Edition (there are two more to come after this one) are devoted to songs written in the last...continue...

Hahn: Chansons Grises, etc / Martyn Hill, Graham Johnson

2 CD / Hyperion / 2000-04-01

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Les fontaines, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II"); A Chloris; Études Latines; Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Rondels; Mélodies (20), Volume 1; L'enamourée; ...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

'Beautifully performed' (Gramophone)

'Delicate, stylish performances' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'A very recommendable issue' (Hi-Fi News)

'Martyn Hill's tenor is perfec...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 3 / Banse, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-08-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Loreley ("Es flüstern und rauschen die Wogen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 53/2; Jasminenstrauch ("Grün ist der Jasminenstrauch"), song for voice & piano, Op. 27/4; Sag' a...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

'The care that has gone into the literary and musicological side of the project is perfectly matched by the musical results. Banse proves to be...continue...

Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Liederkreis / Price, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-07-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Liederkreis, Op. 39
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]

'A superb Schumann disc' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'Margaret Price sings consistently like an angel here, though it probably needs a human to inject...continue...

Ireland: Songs / Milne, Ainsley, Maltmann, Johnson

2 CD / Hyperion / 1999-07-01

Works: John Ireland: Songs Sacred and Profane, songs (6) for voice & piano; Santa Chiara; Songs (2), for voice & piano (1928); Songs (3) to Poems by Arthur Symons, for voice & piano; Tutto è sciolto, f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Milne, Lisa

Three marvelous young singers come together with Graham Johnson to present this 2-CD set of virtually all of the songs of this reticent but much...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 32

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Geistertanz, D 494; Des Mädchens Klage III ("Der Eichwald braust"), for voice & piano, D. 389; Licht und Liebe, D 352; Beitrag zur fünfzig jährigen Jubelfeier, D 40...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Maarten; Langridge, Phil...

This is the third and last of three recitals in this series devoted to the songs of 1816, and marks the beginning of the last...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 2 / Keenlyside, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-01-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder aus Wilhelm Meister, Op. 98a; Husarenlieder (4) for voice & piano, Op. 117; Songs (3) (Geibel) for voice & piano, Op. 30; Songs (3) for voice & piano (Chamisso), Op. 31; Gedic...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon

"This pair show incontrovertibly that there's much to be said for Schumann's versions, capturing the essence of [Meister's] sad musings, as set by the composer...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 28

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Versunken, D 715; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Mahomets Gesang II ("Seht den Felsenquell"), song for voice & piano (fragment), D. 721; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 no 2; Johann...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Maarten; MacDougall, Jamie; Rozario, Pat...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

'There are unknown treasures here. Anyone who hasn't invested in this vast enterprise might well begin with this volume' (Classic CD)

'Irresistible listening' (The Financial Times)...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Songs / François Le Roux, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-02-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Work(s); Guitare, song for voice & piano; Rêverie, song for voice & orchestra; L'attente; Le Chant de ceux qui vont sur mer, song for voice & piano; Le pas d'armes du R...
Performers: Davies, Philippa; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Osostowicz, Krysia

"...The twenty-seven songs are all little gems. They range from early, youthful efforts to melodies from his last year, and embraced an amazingly wide variety...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 26

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-10-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Einsame, D 800; Des Sängers Habe, D 832; Scenes (2) from "Lacrimas", D 857/Op. 124; Mondenschein, D 875/Op. 102; Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Totengr&a...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

"Vol. 26 of the complete Schubert songs is devoted entirely to compositions of 1825-26. It was a rich period...Johnson's notes are worth the price of...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Hahn / Lott, Bickley, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 1996-07-01

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Rêverie, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I"); Seule, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I"); Les cygnes,...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Gould, Chris; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"The second volume of Hyperion's French Song Edition is hardly less appealing than the first. For four of the Etudes Latines Ian Bostridge joins the...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 25

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-04-01

Works: Wilhelm Müller: Der Dichter, als Prolog (poem); Das Mühlenleben (poem); Ein ungereimtes Lied (poem); Erster Schmerz, letzter Scherz (poem); Blümlein Vergissmein (poem); Der Dichter, al...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

"...Though I've not heard all the Mullerins, Bostridge-Johnson is way ahead of the many I know." -Greene, ARG...continue...

Britten: The Red Cockatoo, Sonnets of John Donne / Bostridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-11-01

Works: Pelham Humfrey: Lord! I have sinned; A Hymne to God the father "Wilt thou forgive that sin"; William Croft: A Hymn on Divine Musick; Benjamin Britten: Evening, Morning, Night, songs (3) for medium vo...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 23

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-06-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Tod Oskar's ("Warum öffnest du wieder"), song for voice & piano, D. 375; Das Grab, D 377; Der Entfernten ("Wohl denk' ich allenthalben"), song for voice & piano, D. 350; Pfl&...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Pregardien, Christoph

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 22

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-12-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Trinklied ("Brüder! Unser Erdenwallen"), for tenor, chorus & piano, D. 148 (Op. 131/2); Morgenlied ("Willkommen, rotes Morgenlicht"), song for voice & piano, D. 266; An Sie ("Zei...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; MacDougall, Jamie; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine

'Le niveau vocal et l'accompagnement de Graham Johnson sont toujours excellents' (Répertoire, France)...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 21

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-08-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Schlummerlied, D 527; Sehnsucht, D 516/Op. 8 no 2; Die Liebe ("Wo weht der Liebe hoher Geist?"), song for voice & piano, D. 522; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Nur wer die Li...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Mathis, Edith

'What riches are to be found here in a recital that is, by any yardstick, a profoundly satisfying one ... the musical marriage of the...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 19

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Nachtviolen, D 752; Gott im Frühlinge ("In seinem schimmernden Gewand"), song for voice & piano, D. 448; Im Haine, D 738/Op. 56 no 3; Der Blumen Schmerz, D 731/Op. 173 no 4; Die ...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Gounod: Songs / Lott, Murray, Rolfe-Johnson, Johnson

2 CD / Hyperion / 1993-12-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Où voulez-vous aller?; Le soir; Venise, song for voice & piano (Six Songs no 6); Ave Maria; Sérénade; Chanson du printemps, for voice & piano; Au rossignol; Ce qu...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]