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Listen to Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Sequencia. Confutatis maledictis by SWR Symphony Orchestra, Edith Mathis, Doris Soffel, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Shirley-Quirk, Kaszimierz Kord & Baden-Baden State Chorus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Sequencia. Confutatis maledictisSWR Symphony Orchestra, Edith Mathis, Doris Soffel, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Shirley-Quirk, Kaszimierz Kord & Baden-Baden State Chorus

Listen to Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam by Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Edith Mathis, Doris Soffel, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Shirley-Quirk & Kaszimierz Kord, see lyrics, music video & more!

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternamSouthwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Edith Mathis, Doris Soffel, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Shirley-Quirk & Kaszimierz Kord

Listen to La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV739 - Act II, Scene 9: Quintetto "Anima mia, mio ben" (Mamud, Rustena, Damira, Zelim e Melindo.) by Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Sara Mingardo, Ensemble Matheus, Philippe Jaroussky, Laurens Guillemette, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Nathalie Stutzmann, see lyrics, music video & more!

La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV739 - Act II, Scene 9: Quintetto "Anima mia, mio ben" (Mamud, Rustena, Damira, Zelim e Melindo.)Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Sara Mingardo, Ensemble Matheus, Philippe Jaroussky, Laurens Guillemette, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Nathalie Stutzmann

Listen to St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 4, Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Jesus: "Da Versammelten Sich Die Hohenpriester" by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Andreas Schmidt, Monteverdi Choir & The London Oratory Junior Choir, see lyrics, music video & more!

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 4, Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Jesus: "Da Versammelten Sich Die Hohenpriester"Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Andreas Schmidt, Monteverdi Choir & The London Oratory Junior Choir

Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": V. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" - by Luba Orgonasova, John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Anne Sofie von Otter, Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Gilles Cachemaille, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": V. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" -Luba Orgonasova, John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Anne Sofie von Otter, Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Gilles Cachemaille

Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4.: Allegro assai - by Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century & Frans Brüggen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4.: Allegro assai -Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century & Frans Brüggen

Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4.: Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) - by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century & Frans Brüggen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4.: Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) -Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century & Frans Brüggen

Listen to Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4.: Allegro ma non tanto by Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century & Frans Brüggen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - 4.: Allegro ma non tantoLynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century & Frans Brüggen

Listen to St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 2, Evangelist, Jesus: "Da Jesus Diese Rede Vollendet Hatte" by John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Andreas Schmidt, see lyrics, music video & more!

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 2, Evangelist, Jesus: "Da Jesus Diese Rede Vollendet Hatte"John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Andreas Schmidt

Listen to St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 9, Evangelist, Chorus I, Jesus: "Aber Am Ersten Tage Der Süssen Brot" by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Andreas Schmidt & Monteverdi Choir, see lyrics, music video & more!

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 9, Evangelist, Chorus I, Jesus: "Aber Am Ersten Tage Der Süssen Brot"Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Andreas Schmidt & Monteverdi Choir

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Listen to Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; The House of Life by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & David Willison

ALBUMVaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; The House of LifeAnthony Rolfe Johnson & David Willison

More albums from Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Listen to Mozart: Acis and Galatea, K. 566 (Sung in German) by Robert Gambill, Robert Lloyd, Edith Mathis, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien & Peter Schreier

ALBUMMozart: Acis and Galatea, K. 566 (Sung in German)Robert Gambill, Robert Lloyd, Edith Mathis, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien & Peter Schreier

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by René Pape, Ann Murray, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Choir & Klaus Tennstedt

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9René Pape, Ann Murray, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Choir & Klaus Tennstedt

Listen to Quilter: Songs (English Song, Vol. 5) by Graham Johnson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Lisa Milne, Louisa Fuller, Ivan McCready & Duke Quartet

ALBUMQuilter: Songs (English Song, Vol. 5)Graham Johnson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Lisa Milne, Louisa Fuller, Ivan McCready & Duke Quartet

Listen to Vivaldi: La verità in cimento by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gemma Bertagnolli & Philippe Jaroussky

ALBUMVivaldi: La verità in cimentoAnthony Rolfe Johnson, Gemma Bertagnolli & Philippe Jaroussky

Listen to Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 by Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Gabriela Beňačková, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Siegfried Vogel, Franz Josef Kapellmann, Ildikò Raimondi, John Mark Ainsley & David Wilson-Johnson

ALBUMBeethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Gabriela Beňačková, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Siegfried Vogel, Franz Josef Kapellmann, Ildikò Raimondi, John Mark Ainsley & David Wilson-Johnson

Listen to Haydn: Nelson Mass - Arianna a Naxos by Barbara Bonney, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Howells, Christopher Hogwood, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Stephen Roberts

ALBUMHaydn: Nelson Mass - Arianna a NaxosBarbara Bonney, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Anne Howells, Christopher Hogwood, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Stephen Roberts

Listen to A.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad in Verse & Song (with Alan Bates as Reader) by Alan Bates, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMA.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad in Verse & Song (with Alan Bates as Reader)Alan Bates, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Mozart: The Great Mass in C Minor; Vesper K. 321 by Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, MDR-Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig & Herbert Kegel

ALBUMMozart: The Great Mass in C Minor; Vesper K. 321Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, MDR-Rundfunkchor, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig & Herbert Kegel

Listen to In Praise of Woman: 150 Years of English Female Composers by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMIn Praise of Woman: 150 Years of English Female ComposersAnthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Lloyd & Sir Neville Marriner

ALBUMMozart: Great Mass in C MinorDame Kiri Te Kanawa, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Lloyd & Sir Neville Marriner

Listen to Alwyn: Invocations & A Leave-Taking by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Jill Gomez, Graham Johnson & John Constable

ALBUMAlwyn: Invocations & A Leave-TakingAnthony Rolfe Johnson, Jill Gomez, Graham Johnson & John Constable

Listen to Gounod: Songs (Hyperion French Song Edition) by Dame Felicity Lott, Ann Murray, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMGounod: Songs (Hyperion French Song Edition)Dame Felicity Lott, Ann Murray, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Frans Brüggen, Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir & Orchestra of the 18th Century

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9Frans Brüggen, Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir & Orchestra of the 18th Century

Listen to Britten: The Five Canticles by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Roger Vignoles

ALBUMBritten: The Five CanticlesAnthony Rolfe Johnson & Roger Vignoles

Listen to Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado by Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Nicholas Folwell, Richard Stuart, Donald Adams, Richard Van Allan, Anne Howells, Marie McLaughlin & Anthony Rolfe Johnson

ALBUMGilbert & Sullivan: The MikadoSir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Nicholas Folwell, Richard Stuart, Donald Adams, Richard Van Allan, Anne Howells, Marie McLaughlin & Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Listen to Mendelssohn: Elijah by Yvonne Kenny, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sir Thomas Allen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

ALBUMMendelssohn: ElijahYvonne Kenny, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sir Thomas Allen, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

Listen to Songs to Shakespeare by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMSongs to ShakespeareAnthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Mozart: L'Oca del Cairo / Lo Sposo Deluso by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edith Wiens, Peter Schreier, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Clifford Grant, Felicity Palmer, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Tear, Ileana Cotrubas, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis

ALBUMMozart: L'Oca del Cairo / Lo Sposo DelusoDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edith Wiens, Peter Schreier, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Clifford Grant, Felicity Palmer, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Tear, Ileana Cotrubas, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis

Listen to Schubert: Hyperion Song Edition 6 – Schubert & the Nocturne, Vol. 1 by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMSchubert: Hyperion Song Edition 6 – Schubert & the Nocturne, Vol. 1Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 by Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Lorna Haywood, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Benjamin Luxon & The Atlanta Boy Choir

ALBUMBritten: War Requiem, Op. 66Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Lorna Haywood, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Benjamin Luxon & The Atlanta Boy Choir

Listen to Souvenirs de Venise - Songs of Venice by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMSouvenirs de Venise - Songs of VeniceAnthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Britten: Michelangelo Sonnets & Winter Words by Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

ALBUMBritten: Michelangelo Sonnets & Winter WordsAnthony Rolfe Johnson & Graham Johnson

Listen to Handel: Coronation Anthems by Joan Rodgers, Catherine Denly, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Dean, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Alastair Ross

ALBUMHandel: Coronation AnthemsJoan Rodgers, Catherine Denly, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Dean, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Alastair Ross

Listen to Handel: Solomon by Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Barbara Hendricks, Carolyn Watkinson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

ALBUMHandel: SolomonNancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Barbara Hendricks, Carolyn Watkinson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

Listen to Mozart: Requiem by Dame Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Carolyn Watkinson, Christopher Hogwood & David Thomas

ALBUMMozart: RequiemDame Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Carolyn Watkinson, Christopher Hogwood & David Thomas

Listen to Haydn: The Creation by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Benjamin Luxon, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucia Popp & Klaus Tennstedt

ALBUMHaydn: The CreationAnthony Rolfe Johnson, Benjamin Luxon, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucia Popp & Klaus Tennstedt

Listen to Gay: The Beggar's Opera by Richard Bonynge, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, James Morris, Dame Joan Sutherland, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sir Michael Hordern, Warren Mitchell, Alfred Marks, Regina Resnik & National Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMGay: The Beggar's OperaRichard Bonynge, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, James Morris, Dame Joan Sutherland, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sir Michael Hordern, Warren Mitchell, Alfred Marks, Regina Resnik & National Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Handel: Acis and Galatea by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Norma Burrowes, Paul Elliott, Martyn Hill, Sir Willard White, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

ALBUMHandel: Acis and GalateaAnthony Rolfe Johnson, Norma Burrowes, Paul Elliott, Martyn Hill, Sir Willard White, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

About Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Hometown

Tackley, England, UK

Born

1940

Genre

Classical

Anthony Rolfe Johnson was a British tenor vocalist known for his brilliant voice and vast repertoire. He was a prolific recording artist and a respected interpreter of Bach, Haydn, and especially Mozart.