Johnstone, James

Bach: Motets, BWV 225 - 230 / John Eliot Gardiner - Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin...
Performers: Botwright, Valerie; Farkas, Gyorgyi; Johnstone, James; Reimers, Olaf
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Thirty years on from their acclaimed recording for Erato, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir return to the Bach Motets in a new...continue...
Recording information: St John's, Smith Square, London (10/03/2011-10/05/2011); St. John's, Smith Square, London (10/03/2011-10/05/2011)....continue...

Bolivian Baroque Vol. 3: Music from the Missions and La Plata

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Roque Jacinto de Chavarria: Fuera, Fuera! Haganles lugar!, for chorus; Domenico Zipoli: Toccata for organ in D minor; Sonate d'intavolatura; Canzona for keyboard in G minor; Tomás de Torrejó...
Performers: Johnstone, James
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

Channel Classics' third volume in their Bolivian Baroque series was recorded in three different venues and in two different countries almost 6,250 miles apart. The...continue...
Recording information: Church of Santa Ana de Chiquitos, Blolivia (02/10/2008-02/12/2008); Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, The Netherlands (02/10/2008-02/12/2008); Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands...continue...

Bach & Telemann / Crowe, Florilegium

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmusik I/3), TWV 53; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Concerto for...
Performers: Crowe, Lucy; Johnstone, James; Richter, Rodolfo; Solomon, Ashley
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

BBC Music Magazine
Lucy Crowe... conveys the intimate chart of her two recitative and arias with clarity of diction and graceful articulation. The Telemann... [Concerto] is...continue...

The Jonathan Miller Production of Bach's St. Matthew Passion (Highlights)

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Beckett, Rachel; Bernays, John; Berridge, Simon; Bowling, Temime; Butterfield, Adrian; Byrt, Rachel; Carroll, Alicia; Crawford, Andrew; Davies, Iona; Fox, Darren; Garratt, Christine; ...
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul

Gabrielli: Complete Works for Cello

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2007-11-01

Works: Domenico Gabrielli: Ricercar for cello solo no 1 in G minor; Ricercar for cello solo no 6 in G major; Sonata for cello & continuo in G major; Ricercar for cello solo no 7 in D minor; Ricercar for cel...
Performers: Chateauneuf, Paula; Comberti, Sebastian; Johnstone, James; Tunnicliffe, Richard

Tomkins: Barafostus Dreame / Carole Cerasi

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-10-02

Works: Thomas Tomkins: Barafostus' Dream; A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times; Fancy "for two to play"; The Lady Folliott's Galliard; Toy; Pavan and Galliarde of three parts; Worcester brawls; What if a ...
Performers: Cerasi, Carole; Johnstone, James

Schütz: Christmas Vespers / Paul McCreesh, et al

1 CD / Polydor Import / 1999-10-12

Works: Anonymous: La piva; Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon; Gregorian Chant: Deus in adiutorium meum intende, introduction to the Compline; Dominus vobiscum, oratorio (Prayer, recitation solo); Heinrich Sch...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Carwood, Andrew [Conductor/Tenor vocals]; Daniels, Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Harre-Jones, Robert; Horn, Robert; Horn, Robert [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul;
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Gabrieli Players; Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir; Roskilde Cathedral Choir

The centerpiece of this recording is "Weihnachtshistorie," a retelling of the Christmas story from the Gospels. The spectacular recording features a huge range of instrumental...continue...
"As it might have been celebrated at the Court of Dresden c. 1664." The subtitle of this recording is the key: there's no Schütz work called 'Christmas Vespers,' but by combining research in chur...continue...

Quantz: Flute Sonatas / Brown, Johnstone, Caudle

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-09-16

Works: Johann Joachim Quantz: Sonata for flute & continuo, No 275 in B flat major; Sonata for flute & harpsichord obbligato in E flat major; Sonata for flute & continuo, No 14 in G minor; Sonata for flute &...
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Caudle, Mark; Johnstone, James

This is a most welcome disc...Rachel Brown's performances here are first rate. Playing a flute modeled after those built by Quantz, she produces a lovely...continue...