Anthony Rolfe Johnson Recital at La Monnaie

We are lucky that Anthony Rolfe Johnson left such a legacy of recordings, but new additions are still welcome. This live recital from the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie dates from 1996, placing... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2016 More…

Release Date: 27th Nov 2015
Catalogue No: CYP8607
Label: Cypres

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Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Purcell: We sing to him, whose wisdom form'd the ear, Z199

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Vor meiner Wiege, D927 (Leitner)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Britten: The birds

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Britten: O Waly, Waly

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Britten: Heigh ho! Heigh hi!

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: An die Laute D905

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Alinde, D904

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Klage an den Mond, D436

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Der Vater mit dem Kind, D906 (Bauernfeld)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Erlkönig, D328

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Die Sommernacht, D289 (Klopstock)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Die fruhen Grabe, D290 (Klopstock)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Schubert: Der Winterabend (Es ist so still), D938

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Purcell: Thou wakeful shepherd that dost Israel keep (A Morning Hymn), Z198

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Purcell: In the black dismal dungeon of despair, Z190

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

Purcell: Alleluia

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Graham Johnson (piano)

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What a strange, what a beautiful story is that of Anthony Rolfe Johnson, this tenor who slumbered long and only woke up at the age of 33. Born in 1940 in Oxfordshire, Rolfe Johnson saw his whole life turn upside down when, late in life, he discovered his voice, one of absolute rarity. Dying in 2010, Rolfe Johnson was one of the first great voices considerably to have broadened the operatic repertory from Monteverdi to Britten. This disc is a poignant homage to this timeless artiste. He who always answered ‘yes’ to all who asked for him did so with astounding humility, as if music itself were speaking in his name. This recording will enable you to relive the thrilling recital given in 1996 by the celebrated English tenor accompanied by Graham Johnson on the piano, a recital taken from the inestimable archives of La Monnaie. Rolfe Johnson performs Purcell, Schubert and Britten, three composers he placed above all others. This is a deeply moving recital of such sensitivity as is rarely found, and this disc will make you vibrate to the very core of your soul.

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February 2016

We are lucky that Anthony Rolfe Johnson left such a legacy of recordings, but new additions are still welcome. This live recital from the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie dates from 1996, placing it in the last years of his career as a singer. Apart from some strain when he is singing with full force, he is in good voice, that plangent beauty of tone which was his trademark much in evidence.

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