Johnson, D H

Vol 3 of Toccata Classics’ enormously impressive, moving commemorative project (honouring Yodit Tekle, pictured on the cover; for the background, see 1/17, 3/19) brings together another 11 works,... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2020More…

Two orchestral tone poems, Aspens, op. 362, and Ziggurats, op. 251, display a coolly Sibelian demeanor. Both are soundscapes that unfold with Johnson’s usual skill in coloring, and manipulating... — Fanfare, January/February 2020More…

The performances from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (who seem to be enjoying something of a golden age of recording presently) under the excellent Paul Mann are wonderfully virtuoso,... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018More…

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra audibly believe in the music in three terrific performances. Conductor Paul Mann’s unequivocal acclaim for the works is manifest in every bar — Gramophone Magazine, June 2017More…