Johnson, Graham [Piano]

The English Song Series 1 - Walton / Lott, Hill, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: William Walton: The Winds, for voice & piano; Tritons, for voice & piano; Beatriz's Song, for voice and guitar or strings (from radio music for "Christopher Columbus"); Under the Greenwood Tree, for ...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]

"Waltonites will be pleased to know that the music is served well. Martyn Hill is sometimes thrown by the tricky intonation and declamation of 'Anon...continue...

Favourite English Songs / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; Edward Elgar: Queen Mary's Song, for voice & piano; Thomas Dunhill: The Wind among the Reeds, song cycle for voice & orchest...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Felicity Lott is joined by Graham Johnson in this recital disc entitled "Favorite English Songs" which combines some of the best-known songsin the British repertoire...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...

A French Collection - Bizet, et al / Hill, Johnston, Ferber

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-03-06

Works: Charles Gounod: Où voulez-vous aller?; Viens, les gazons sont verts, song for voice & piano; César Franck: Nocturne, M 85; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Clair de lune; Ta...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Love Songs - Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu / Kozená, Johnson

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-08-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Love Songs (Písne milostmé) (8) for voice & piano, B. 160 (Op. 83) (revision of Cypresses, B. 11); Cypresses, B 11; In folk tone, Op. 73/B 146; Bohuslav Martinu: Novy S...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena

"Magdalena Kozena's...voice has maturity, depth and flexibility, and her diction is impeccable...The results [of this recording], supported by perceptive and idiomatic accompaniment from Graham Johnso...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...

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...

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...

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 Essential Pierre Bernac / Poulenc, Moore, Johnson

3 CD / Testament / 1999-03-10

Works: Charles Gounod: Sérénade; Ce que je suis sans toi, song for voice & piano; Au rossignol; Venise, song for voice & piano (Six Songs no 6); Prière, song for voice & piano; Chanson du...
Performers: Bernac, Pierre; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Poulenc, Francis
Conductors: Beydts, Louis

This 3 CD set from Testament focuses on the music of Poulenc, Gounod, Faure, Debussy and Satie. Bernac's performances of these masterworks of the French...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 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]

España! / Ann Murray, Graham Johnson, Songwriters' Almanac

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-11-11

Works: Enriqué Granados: Colección (7) de canciones amatorias; Joaquín Turina: Corazon de mujer; Hector Berlioz: Zaïde, boléro for voice, castsnets & piano or orchestra, Op. 19/1;...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 17

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Lied ("Mutter geht durch ihre Kammern"), song for voice & piano, D. 373; Der Mondabend, D 141/Op. 131 no 1; Klage, D 371; Lorma ("Lorma sass in der Halle"), song for voice & piano (se...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Popp, Lucia

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 16

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-02-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Eine Leichenphantasie ("Mit erstorbnem Scheinen"), song for voice & piano, D. 7; Laura am Klavier ("Wenn dein Finger..."), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 388; Entzücku...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 15

1 CD / Hyperion / 1992-11-01

Works: Franz Schubert: An die untergehende Sonne, D 457/Op. 44; Das Bild, D 155/Op. 165 no 3; Klage an den Mond ("Dein Silber schien"), song for voice & piano (first version), D. 436; Die Mainacht, D 194; D...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 14

1 CD / Hyperion / 1992-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Götter Griechenlands, D 677; Amphiaraos, D 166; Gruppe aus dem Tartarus I, for voice & piano (fragment), D. 396; Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D 583/Op. 24 no 1; Hippolit's Lied (...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 13

1 CD / Hyperion / 1992-03-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Das Marienbild, D 623; Die Unterscheidung ("Die Mutter hat mich jüngst gescholten"), song for voice & piano, D. 866/1 (Op.; Refrainlieder (4), D 866/Op. 95; Gretchen am Spinnrade...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 12

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-12-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Leichenfantasie, D 7; Der Geistertanz I ("Die bretterne Kammer"), song for voice & piano (first version, fragment), D. 15; Der Geistertanz II ("Die bretterne Kammer"), song for voice ...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

'An established and thoughtful interpreter of Schubert, one who sings German like a native' (Gramophone)

'His keen insight and regard for the words illuminate these fascinating...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 10

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Lodas Gespenst, D 150; Am See, D 124; Die Erwartung, D 159; Am Flusse, D 160; Die Sterne, D 176; An die Apfelbäume, D 197; Seufzer ("Die Nachtigall singt überall"), song for...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 3

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling und der Tod, D 545; An die Freunde, D 654; Augenlied, D 297; Rückweg, D 476; Iphigenia, D 573/Op. 98 no 3; Liedesend, D 473; Namenstagslied ("Vater, schenk' mir...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 2

1 CD / Hyperion / 1989-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Fischerlied I ("Das Fischergewerbe"), song for voice & piano, D. 351; Fischerlied, D 562; Fischerweise, D 881; Widerschein ("Tom lehnt harrend auf der Brücke"), song for voice & ...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]