English Fantasy Music for Clarinet and Orchestra by John Dankworth, Patrick Hawes, Paul Reade and Will Todd. (Nimbus Alliance, 2016) BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Philip Ellis. "English Fantasy": album release in August 2016. Classic FM Album of the Week John Suchet, Classic FM, wrote: "The fact that these pieces were composed with her in mind means that the music sounds very natural in her hands. It's refreshing to find modern music which is melodic and at the same time has something new and refreshing to say. The melodic approach roots the music in the English traditions of the past while at the same time giving us delightful new repertoire for the clarinet to savour." Read more at ClassicFM.co.uk "Here's an amiable disc...pulled off with aplomb." Read more at Gramophone.co.uk

Beethoven Septet, Weber/kuffner Quintet, Strauss recorded live with Emma Johnson and Friends (Somm, 2019) ”There is such enjoyment of music making...And a palpable sense of joyful high spirits....And then we have these two encores, arrangements by Emma Johnson herself of Strauss, which demonstrates the potential of the ensemble - how witty it can sound." BBC Radio 3 Record review Top pick Spotify January releases

Clarinet Goes To Town with the Carducci String Quartet, John Lenehan (piano), Paul Clarvis (percussion) (Nimbus Alliance, 2016) "Clarinet Goes to Town" showcases Emma's clarinet in light, enjoyable tracks ranging from romantic to jazz with the Carducci String Quartet, John Lenehan (piano) and Paul Clarvis (percussion). "..a winning disc. if you like Emma Johnson, clarinettists or a jazz-influenced programme, go for it." Musicweb International 1. Libertango (Piazzolla) 2. Walking the Dog (Gershwin) 3. Bach goes to Town (Templeton) 4. Tico-Tico (Abreu) 5. Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) 6. Czardas (Monti) 7. Vocalise (Rachmaninov) 8. Habanera (Ravel) 9. Cakewalk (Debussy) 10. Grand Boubousse (Simeon) 11. China Boy (Boutelje/Winfree) 12. Frensham Pond (Lloyd-Webber) 13. Indian Lament (Dvorak) 14. St. James Infirmary Blues 15. Wang Wang Blues (Buesse/Muller/Johnson) 16. Sheik of Araby (Snyder/Smith/Wheeler) 17. After You've Gone (Layton/Creamer) 18. Petite Fleur (Bechet) 19. Riffs (Bernstein) 20. Simple Gifts (Copland) 21. Nocturne (Chopin) 22. Canto Popolare (Elgar) 23. Carnival of Venice (Giampieri) 24. Lullaby (Brahms)

English Fantasy Music for Clarinet and Orchestra by John Dankworth, Patrick Hawes, Paul Reade and Will Todd. (Nimbus Alliance, 2016) BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Philip Ellis. "English Fantasy": album release in August 2016. Classic FM Album of the Week John Suchet, Classic FM, wrote: "The fact that these pieces were composed with her in mind means that the music sounds very natural in her hands. It's refreshing to find modern music which is melodic and at the same time has something new and refreshing to say. The melodic approach roots the music in the English traditions of the past while at the same time giving us delightful new repertoire for the clarinet to savour." Read more at ClassicFM.co.uk "Here's an amiable disc...pulled off with aplomb." Read more at Gramophone.co.uk

Schubert Octet recorded live with Emma Johnson and Friends (Somm, 2016) ”There’s a strong feeling of a group of like-minded musicians revelling in playing life-enhancing music for pleasure and as a team. I enjoyed this expert and always smiling performance very much indeed and it’s evident from the vociferous applause at the end that the audience enjoyed it just as much.” "With an hour and a quarter of delightful music in first-rate performances this disc is a winner." Music Web International CD of the week in The Lady Magazine

Brahms Clarinet Quintet Zemlinsky Clarinet Trio with Michelangelo String Quartet and John Lenehan, piano (Nimbus, 2015) "(Emma Johnson) has a lovely, mellow tone and blends ideally with the quartet in a perfectly balanced recording which allows the gentle pulsing of the viola and cello to emerge clearly beneath the melodic line in the Adagio." "Johnson͛s legato is a dream and she blends the caramel lower register of her instrument with the burring of the cello as they harmonise in thirds and fifths in a richly retrospective love theme." "The players interweave magically. It is hard to imagine a more musical recording of two such deeply satisfying works, ideally paired here." Music Web International CD of the Month

Brave New World music by Prokofiev, Hindemith, Rota, Messiaen, Lutoslawski with John Lenehan, piano (Champs Hill Records, 2014) Prokofiev Sonata op.94 Hindemith Clarinet Sonata Rota Sonata Lutoslawski Dance Preludes Messiaen L’Abime des Oiseaux, Vocalise "The entire program is quite an uncanny experience. Highly recommended" - American Record Guide "All expertly performed and well recorded" - The Arts Desk "The brave new world of the title has as its background the bleakness and horror of the Second World War, in which context the music of Prokofiev, Hindemith, Lutoslawski, Nino Rota and Messiaen offers differently poignant perspectives. Johnson’s musical sensibility and technical refinement are palpable." - The Daily Telegraph

Brahms Clarinet Sonatas recital disc with John Lenehan, piano (Nimbus, 2012) "Beautiful phrasing and rich colours" - The Sunday Times "Johnson's ability to bring out so many shades is astounding. This new issue will make you fall in love with these works again." - The Classical Reviewer "It is difficult to imagine these performances being surpassed" - Music Web International "A collection of exceptional interpretations from a masterly duo...a free-flowing flexible approach to both sonatas of vibrant impulsiveness and expansive fervour." - Gramophone "At first it seems surprising that Emma Johnson has waited until now to record two pillars of the repertoire, Brahms's opus 120 clarinet sonatas, but it soon becomes apparent why: these are the fruit of Brahms's sunset years, works of profound maturity that require a deep understanding that only years of careful performance and interpretation can produce. The result is definitive." "A landmark disc" - Sunday Observer

Copland / Bernstein / Dankworth recital disc with John Lenehan, piano (Naxos, 2009) This recording for Naxos includes the Suite for Emma, written for her by Sir John Dankworth, together with other jazz-inflected works by Copland and Bernstein. Dankworth - Suite for Emma Dankworth - Picture of Jeannie Copland - Clarinet Sonata Copland - Nocturne Bernstein - Clarinet Sonata "The whole programme is played with great polish and flair. It’s bound to delight Johnson’s many fans, and increase their number." ***** BBC Music Magazine

The Mozart Album Mozart Concerto and Quintet with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Emma Johnson (clarinet & conductor) and the ConTempo Quartet (UCJ, 2005) Emma's 2005 recordings of Mozart's masterpieces. Clarinet Concerto K622 Clarinet Quintet K581 Voi che sapete Papageno's Aria Ave Verum Corpus "Few can conjure such affecting vulnerability in the lyrical movements or match her mischievous wit in the Concerto's finale and the variations on Papageno's song." - Classic FM magazine It's well known now that Mozart originally wrote his clarinet works for an extended instrument with a few extra notes at the bottom. For this recording Emma has made her own reconstruction of the original score and helped to design a new basset clarinet in conjunction with her clarinet maker, Peter Eaton.

Voyage popular pieces with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Julian Reynolds and John Lenehan, piano (UCJ, 2004) Emma's first recording for Universal Classics was a collection of shorter pieces with something for everyone. The tracks include everything from film and TV themes to modern classical pieces, including some remarkable jazz-inspired performances along the way! The album was an enormous success, spending 26 weeks in the UK classical charts. Track Listing: 1. Clarinet Candy (Anderson) 2. Caprice XXIV (Paganini) 3. Fantasy Impromptu (Chopin) 4. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) 5. Scarborough Fair (Traditional) 6. Georgie (Johnson) 7. The Entertainer (Joplin) 8. Forlana (Finzi) 9. The Flight of the Bumble Bee (Korsakov) 10. Tribute to Benny Goodman (Gershwin) 11. Theme from Inspector Morse (Pheloung) 12. Cinema Paradiso (Morricone) 13. Passaggio (Einaudi) 14. My Love is like a Red, Red Rose (Traditional) 15. Autumn Song (Tchaikovsky) 16. The Force of Destiny (Verdi) 17. La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (Debussy) 18. Pavane pour une Infante Defunte (Ravel) 19. L'Heure Exquise (Hahn) 20. Returning Home (Barry)

Mozart and Weber Clarinet Quintets with Emma Johnson and Friends (ASV Records, 2000) Emma’s first recording of Emma Johnson and Friends (here Gabor Takács-Nagy, Rebecca Hirsch, Tim Bolton and Andrew Shulman).

The Essential Emma Johnson compilation of earlier recordings (ASV Records, 1999) IN CONCERT Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A K622 Crusell Clarinet Concerto no.2 Baermann Adagio Arnold Clarinet Concerto no.2 op.118 IN RECITAL Reade - The Victorian Kitchen Garden Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee Rachmaninov - Vocalise Schumann - Fantasiestücke op.73 Debussy - La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin Ravel - Pavane pour une Infante Défunte Milhaud - Scaramouche Suite Satie - Gymnopedie no.1 Gershwin - Three Preludes MacDowell - To A Wild Rose Finzi - Five Bagatelles op.23 Blake - Walking in the Air Benjamin - Jamaican Rumba "A lovely collection." - Classic FM magazine "Emma Johnson plays Crusell's charming concerto with lovely pastoral innocence. Malcolm Arnold's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 ends the first disc in a stamp of wild, jazz age exuberance. Johnson shows dazzling virtuosity in Flight of the Bumble-Bee and Scaramouche." - CD Choice Evening Standard

Sir Malcolm Arnold - The Complete Works for Clarinet with English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ivor Bolton (ASV Records, 1995) Concerto no.2 for clarinet and orchestra Three Shanties for Wind Quintet Sonatina for clarinet & piano Fantasy for solo clarinet Divertimento for flute, oboe & clarinet Concerto no.1 for clarinet and strings Recorded in the presence of the composer with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ivor Bolton One of BBC Music Magazine's Records of the Year, 1995 Arnold's music is full of lyrical melody and sharp humour and the wide range of music on this disc gives a flavour of this. His works for wind players have become classics.

Pastoral recital disc of English music with Malcolm Martineau, piano, and Judith Howarth, soprano (ASV Records, 1994) Ireland - Fantasy Sonata Vaughan Williams - 6 Studies in English Folk Song Bax - Sonata Vaughan Williams - 3 Vocalises Bliss - Pastoral Stanford - Sonata Bliss - Two Nursery Rhymes One of BBC Music Magazine's Records of the Year, 1994 "A real pleasure from start to finish. Johnson responds to all this material with unfailingly insightful prowess and endearing character." - Gramophone

Encores 2 recital disc with Julius Drake, piano (ASV Records, 1994) Milhaud - Scaramouche Suite C.P.E.Bach - Solfeggietto Rameau/Ettlinger - Gavotte Rachmaninov - Vocalise op.34 no.14 Kreisler/Johnson - Liebeslied & Syncopation Templeton - Pocket-size Sonata no.1 Johnson - Variations on a Hungarian Folk Tune Trad/Johnson - Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Blake - Walking in the Air Horowitz - Valdemosa Majorcan Piece no.2 Satie - Three Gymnopedies Babin - Hillandale Waltzes

Michael Berkeley Concerto with Royal Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Sian Edwards (ASV Records, 1993) Michael Berkeley Clarinet Concerto Pere du Doux Repos... (from Speaking Silence)~ Flighting for solo clarinet Recorded in the presence of the composer Henry Herford (baritone) Berkeley’s Concerto depicts the pain and suffering undergone by Rudyard Kipling in his childhood "It's hard to imagine a more satisfying premiere recording" - Classic CD "A bold, valuable release" - Hi-Fi New and Record Review) [A:1*] "Johnson is superb" - The Sunday Times

Finzi/Stanford with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Charles Groves; with Malcolm Martineau (piano) (ASV Records, 1993) Finzi - Clarinet Concerto Finzi - Five Bagatelles Stanford - Clarinet Concerto Stanford - Three Intermezzi Nominated for a Gramophone Award, 1992 The Finzi Clarinet Concerto deserves to rank alongside the Elgar Cello Concerto as the greatest of all British concertos. Stanford's concerto is very much in the style of Brahms (in fact it was originally dedicated to Brahms' clarinettist Richard Muhlfeld) but has a Celtic twist.

Encores recital disc with Julius Drake, piano, and Skaila Kanga, harp (ASV Records, 1992) 1 - 5. The Victorian Kitchen Garden 6. Tales Of The Tsar Sultan: Flight Of The Bumble Bee 7. To A Wild Rose 8 - 17. Vars On Mozart's 'La Ci Darem La Mano' 18. Sicilienne 19.Two Movts: Woeful Shepherd 20.Two Movts: Barn Dance 21 - 23. Gershwin Three Preludes 24. Etude On 'It Ain't Necessarily So' 25. Danza Espanola No.5 'Andaluza' 26. Jamaican Rumba 27. Piece En Forme De Habanera 28. Ruhe Sanft (Zaide) 29. Fantasy On Themes from 'Rigoletto'

Emma Johnson Plays Crusell Crusell Concertos from earlier recordings (ASV Records, 1991) Emma Johnson's earliest success came with performances of Crusell's witty and lyrical Second Concerto and for many people, she put this composer on the map. Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 1; Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 5; Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11.