Simon Johnson
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Peter Sykes's organ arrangement, rather like Holst's two-piano version, effectively highlights the work's dissonant harmonies. As performed by Simon Johnson on the Grand Organ of St Paul's Cathedral,... —
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As Simon Johnson admits, presenting two hours of music based on just four notes doesn’t sound a tantalising prospect, but this double album is full of revelations… Altogether, this is a remarkable... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2022, Editor's Choice
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Transcribing Franck's D minor Symphony for organ works extremely well. Simon Johnson's instrument at St Paul's Cathedral is deftly paced, and the shorter pieces are also enjoyable. —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Highlights include Lisa Robertson’s inventive, ethereal a cappella vision ...a link in a chain...; MacMillan’s complex, 11-minute Nothing in vain...and a thrilling performance of the ‘For Lo,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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One could not wish for a more genial or engaging guide than the Cathedral's organist, Simon Johnson. A brilliant and sensitive musician, his deeply satisfying programme more than does justice... —
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Geistliches Lied
German Choral and Organ Music in the Romantic Tradition
Simon Johnson (organ)
St Albans Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas
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