Anthony Rolfe Johnson
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Handel: Acis and Galatea
RecommendedNorma Burrowes (Galatea), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Acis), Martyn Hill (Damon), Willard White (Polyphemus) & Paul Elliot (Corydon)
The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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Gramophone Awards, 1978, Winner - Early Music
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Interpretation of Poulenc's songs never stands still. But this recording reminds us of the impetus these artists gave to this repertoire, both in sound and imagination. — More…
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Sullivan, A: The Mikado
RecommendedDonald Adams (The Mikado), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Nanki-Poo), Richard Suart (Ko-Ko), Felicity Palmer (Katisha), Marie McLaughlin (Yum-Yum), Richard Van Allan (Pooh-Bah), Nicholas Folwell (Pish-Tush)
Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
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Building a Library, May 2017, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV54
RecommendedNancy Argenta, Emily Van Evera, Timothy Wilson, Anthony Rolfe, David Thomas, Jeremy White
Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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Mozart: Idomeneo, K366
RecommendedAnthony Rolfe Johnson (Idomeneo), Anne Sofie von Otter (Idamantes), Sylvia McNair (Ilia), Hillevi Martinpelto (Elettra), Nigel Robson (Arbace)
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Here's a performance that blends this conductor's love of scholarship with an unerring sense of theatre. The English Baroque Soloists are magnificent in a work that puts the chorus only one... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2007, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1991, Winner - Opera
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven RecommendedGidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Another absorbing set, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt bringing his impeccable, historically-informed sensibilities to the modern instruments of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The Eroica is mightily... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Handel: Solomon
RecommendedCarolyn Watkinson, Nancy Argenta & Barbara Hendricks
Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
With panache [Gardiner] shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian glamour even with sharply focused textures and fast speeds...the overriding glory is the singing of the Monteverdi... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
RecommendedEmma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson & David Thomas
Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
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Elgar: Coronation Ode & The Spirit of England
Teresa Cahill (soprano), Anne Collins (contralto), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass)
Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson
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. — More…
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Haydn: The Creation
(sung in German)
Lucia Popp (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Klaus Tennstedt
2 CDs
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