JOHN TURNER DISCOGRAPHY
William Alwyn – Chamber Music and Songs Naxos 8.570340 (2007) Madeleine Mitchell (violin), Roger Chase (viola), Andrew Ball (piano), Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), Bridge String Quartet, John Turner (recorder) Alwyn: Chaconne for Tom, for recorder and piano
William Alwyn – Mirages and other song-cycles Naxos 8.570201 (2008) Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone), John Turner (recorder), Iain Burnside (piano) Alwyn: Seascapes
Ancient Sorceries: Music for countertenor and recorder Guild GMCD 7348 (2010) Nicholas Clapton (countertenor), John Turner (recorder), Ian Thompson (harpsichord), Jonathan Price (cello) Richard Steinitz: Hymn to Apollo at Delphi, for countertenor, recorder and harpsichord Arthur Butterworth: Ancient Sorceries, for countertenor, recorder and harpsichord Stephen Hough: Three Grave Songs, for countertenor, recorder and cello Nicholas Marshall: Cat and Mouse, for countertenor, recorder and harpsichord John McCabe: Two Latin Elegies, for countertenor, recorder, cello, harpsichord and bells John Gardner: Six by Four, for countertenor, recorder, cello and harpsichord John Joubert: Crabbed Age and Youth, for countertenor, recorder, cello and harpsichord
Animal Heaven Metier MSVCD92036 (2000) Alison Wells (soprano) John Turner (recorder) Ketih Elcombe (harpsichord), Jonathan Price (cello) Edward Harper: Lights Out, for soprano, recorder, harpsichord and cello Lyell Cresswell: A Prayer to Appease the Spirit of the Land, for soprano and recorder Kenneth Leighton: Animal Heaven, for soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord Sally Beamish: Four Findrinny Songs, for soprano and recorder Roger Williams: Oh! Mr. Lear, for soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord David Johnson: God, Man & the Animals, for soprano, recorder, harpsichord and cello
Arnell and Hoffman – Aural Fixations Verda Publising (2001) John Turner (recorder), Landolfi String Quartet, David Pugsley, Christopher Knowles, Francesca Fraser (recorders) Richard Arnell: Quintet (The Gambian) for recorder and string quartet Donald Hoffman: Prelude for recorder quartet Donald Hoffman: Fancy for recorder quartet Donald Hoffman: Madrigal for recorder quartet Donald Hoffman: Bugiwugimente, for recorder quartet
Malcolm Arnold – Bright Jewels: Music from the 1940s and 50s Maestro MSV0214 (2CDset) (2007) Claire Fillhart (flute), Sally Richardson (oboe), Linda Merrick (clarinet), Karen Slack (clarinet), John Turner (recorder), Laurie Ashworth (soprano), Sarah Gage and others (percussion), Julina Hellaby, Peter Noke, Claire Dunham (piano), Kingfisher Chorale Arnold: Sonatina, Op. 41, for recorder and piano Arnold: Solitaire, for recorder and piano
Malcolm Arnold – Orchestral Works Naxos 8.572640 (2011) Rphael Wallfisch (cello), John Turner (recorder), Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Sinfonia Arnold: Fantasy, Op. 140, for recorder and string quartet
Aspects of Nature – Music for recorder by English and Scottish composers Olympia OCD714 (2002), rereleased by Heritage (2016) John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano), Eleanor Meynell (soprano), Tom Dunn (viola) Gordon Crosse: Watermusic for recorder and piano William Alwyn: Seascapes, for soprano, recorder and piano Robert Crawford: Variations on a Ground, for recorder and piano Robin Orr: Three Pastorals for soprano, recorder, viola and piano David Dorward: Whigmaleerie, for recorder and piano David Dorward: The Long, the Short and the Tall, for recorder and piano Arnold Cooke: Three Flower Songs, for soprano and recorder Robin Holloway: A Wayside Daisy, for recorder and piano John McLeod: Rainbow, for recorder and piano Robert Crawford: Three Two-part Inventions, for recorder and viola Robin Orr: Rondeau des Oiseaux, for solo recorder Benjamin Britten: I Wonder as I Wander, for soprano and recorder
Autumn Sequence – The Music of Douglas Steele and his circle Campion Cameo 2040/02 (2CDset) (2005) Carlisle Cathedral Youth Choir and Choristers, Chethams Lower School Choir, Richard Baker (narrator), Jeremy Suter (organ), Dalston Handbell Ringers, Stephen Hough (piano), John Turner (piano), John Powell (baritone), Vanessa Williamson (mezzo-soprano), Michael Hancock (tenor), Peter Lawson (piano) Arnold Cooke: Five Songs for William Blake, for baritone, recorder and piano Philip Cowlin: Lament, for recorder and piano Martin Bussey: Scherzetto, for recorder and piano Stephen Hough: Elegy for recorder and piano Emma Hancock: Pupazzetto, for recorder and piano Douglas Steele: Autumn Sequence, for soloists, choir and instrumental ensemble
Balmoral Suite and other recorder favourites Prima Facie PFCD101 John Turner (recorder), Manchester Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Howarth Robin Stevens: Balmoral Suite Peter Hope: Geordie Tunes Anthony Hedges: Elegy for Tony Nicholas Marshall: A Playford Garland Wilfred Heaton: A Little Suite Elis Pehkonen: Twilight and Evening Bell David Beck: Concerto No. 2 (Tableaux) John Golland: New World Dances Colin Hand: Saltarello
Birdsongs in Silence – A Musical Portrait of Beth Wiseman and Geoffrey Poole Prima Facie PFCD001 (2010) John Turner and Friends (Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Jonathan Price (cello), Geoffrey Poole (piano), Okeanos, Camerata Quartet Geoffrey Poole: Snow Mountain Piper, for solo recorder Geoffrey Poole: After Long Silence, for soprano, recorder and cello Geoffrey Poole: Canto 2: Dante's Eagle, for soprano, recorder, cello and piano Beth Wiseman: Blow of Your Breath, for soprano and recorder Beth Wiseman: October, for soprano, recorder, cello and piano Beth Wiseman: Dances on my Grave, for recorder and string quartet
Blue Clavichord: 20th century music for clavichord, harpsichord and recorder Heritage HTGCD259 (2013) John Turner (recorder), Peter Dickinson (piano) Jeremy Dale Roberts: Hymn, for recorder and piano Peter Dickinson: Pastorale Blues and Homage for recorder and piano
British Celebration 2 Heritage HTGCD181 (2019) John Turner (recorder), Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conducted by Ronald Corp Edward Gregson: Sarabande and Tarantella Roger Cann: Fantasia: Where the Watchful Heron Stands John Parry, orch Peter Hope: The Nightingale Rondo
British Serenade 2 Heritage HTGCD186 (2019) John Turner (recorder), Manchester Sinfonia, conducted by Philip Spratley Charles Paterson: Concertino for recorder and string Peter Hope: The Bells of Aberdovey, for recorder and strings
British Recorder Concertos Dutton CDLX 7154 (2005) John Turner (recorder), Camerata Ensemble, conducted Philip McKenzie Peter Hope: Birthday Concerto, for recorder, strings and percussion David Beck: Flute-à-Beck: Concerto for recorder strings and harp Hans Gál: Concertino, Op. 82, for recorder and strings David Ellis: Divertimento Elegiaco, Op. 54a, for recorder, strings, harp and marimba Ian Parrott: Sinfonia Concertante, for recorder, violin strings and percussion David Dubery: Mrs. Harris in Paris, for recorder and string orchestra
Anthony Burgess – The Man and his Music Metier 77202 (2013) John Turner (recorder), Harvey Davies (piano) Anthony Burgess: Sonatina, for recorder and piano Anthony Burgess: Tre Pezzetti, for recorder and piano Anthony Burgess: Sonata No. 1 in C, for recorder and piano Anthony Burgess: Siciliano for recorder and piano Nicholas Marshall: Sonata for recorder and piano Alan Gibbs: Blithe Spirit, for recorder and piano Gordon Crosse: The Thing with Feathers, for recorder and piano Wilfred Josephs: Sonatine, Op. 4, for recorder and piano Barry Ferguson: The Untamed has a Language but no Words, for recorder and piano David Dubery: Sonata for recorder and piano Alan Rawsthorne (arr. David Ellis): Interludes from Hamlet, for recorder and piano Roy Heaton Smith: Sonatina alla Fantasia, Op. 23, for recorder and piano Herbert Murrill: Sarabande, for recorder and piano Peter Pope: Sonatina for recorder and piano Dick Blackford: Sonata alla Danza, for recorder and piano Christopher Wright: Sonata for recorder and piano Matyas Seiber: Pastorale for recorder and piano John Sullivan: Joie de Vivre, for recorder and piano `
Carolling – A Celebration for Walter and Ida Carroll Forsyth FS004 (2002) Alison Wells, John Turner, Keith Swallow and others Dorothy Pilling: February, for soprano, recorder and piano Dorothy Pilling: Jenny Kiss’d me, for soprano, recorder and piano Terence Greaves: Melancholy Piper, for recorder and piano Michael Zev Gordon: Dolce, for recorder and piano John McLeod: Rainbow, for recorder and piano Michael Ball: Carolling, for recorder and piano
Celtic Magic: Chamber Music and Songs by Peter Crossley-Holland his Circle Campion Cameo 2026 (2003) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Keith Swallow (piano), Richard Howarth (violin), Tom Dunn (viola) Crossley-Holland: Ode to Mananan, for recorder and piano Crossley-Holland: Two Songs, for soprano, recorder and piano Crossley-Holland: Trio, for recorder oboe and viola David Cox: The Magical Island, for soprano, recorder and piano
A Clockwork Operetta – music by Kevin Malone Prima Facie PFCD022 (2013) John Turner, Manchester Sinfonia, cond. Richard Howarth Malone: Angels and Fireflies, for recorder and string orchestra
A Concert for David Cox’s 80th Birthday Postern Park Digital PPD 003 (1996) Alison Wells (soprano), John Turner (recorder) Keith Swallow (piano), The Chantry Choir (conducted James Whitbourn) Cox: Mr. Playford’s Musical Banquet, for recorder and piano Cox: A Cornish Carol, for recorder and piano Cox: A Hedonist of Ancient Greece, for soprano, recorder and piano Anthony Gilbert: Chant-au-Clair, for recorder and piano Alison Cox: Da Capo, for recorder and piano Arnold Cooke: Three Flower Songs for soprano and recorder William Alwyn: Seascapes for soprano, recorder and piano
Christmas Card Carols Divine Art dda25161 Intimate Voices, directed by Christopher Stokes 22 Carols by John Turner, plus Canzonetta for recorder and harp
David Dubery – Songs and Chamber Music Metier MSV 28523 (2011) Adrienne Murray (mezzo-soprano), John Turner (recorder), Peter Dixon (cello), Richard Simpson (oboe), Richard Williamson (viola), Graham Salvage (bassoon), Craig Ogden (guitar), Paul Janes and David Dubery (piano) Three Songs to Poems by Robert Graves, for voice, recorder and piano Suite from Degrees of Evidence, for recorder, oboe and viola Two Stopfordian Impressions for recorder and piano Escapades for recorder, bassoon and piano Harlequinade for recorder and guitar Mrs. Harris in Paris for recorder and piano
English Recorder Concertos Sanctuary ASV White Line WHL2143 (2002) John Turner, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conducted Gavin Sutherland John Gardner: Petite Suite, Op. 245, for recorder and string orchestra John McCabe: Domestic Life, for recorder, string orchestra and xylophone Peter Lawson: Song of the Lesser Twayblade, for recorder and string orchestra Kenneth Leighton: Concerto, Op. 88, for recorder, harpsichord and string orchestra* Philip Lane: Suite Champetre, for recorder, string orchestra and harp Wilfrid Mellers: Aubade, for recorder, string orchestra and percussion
*Also on “My England – A Collection of Timeless English Concertos” Sanctuary RSB 505 (5CD set)
Fantasising: Chamber Music from Wales Campion Cameo 2038 (2004) John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Graham Salvage (bassoon), Janet Simpson (harpsichord/piano) Ian Parrott: Fantasising on a Welsh Tune, for recorder, oboe, bassoon and piano Ian Parrott: Portraits for recorder and piano Alun Hoddinott: Lizard: Variants for solo recorder William Mathias: Concertino, Op. 65, for recorder, oboe, bassoon and harpsichord Jeffrey Lewis: Risoluto, for recorder, oboe, bassoon and piano
Flights of Fancy: A Celebration of the music of David Beck Prima Facie PFCD011 (2012) John Turner (recorder), The New World Ensemble, Keith Swallow (piano), Ian Thompson (harpsichord), Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano) and others David Beck: Flights of Fancy, for recorder and harpsichord David Beck: Petite Suite, for recorder and string quartet David Beck: Carol Variations, for recorder and string quartet David Beck: A Dunham Pastorale for recorder and piano David Beck: A Christmas Vocalise for JM, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin & cello David Beck: Vocalise No. 2, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin & cello
Flying Kites – A Trafford Miscellany Campion Cameo 2044 (2005) Richard Baker (narrator), John Turner (recorder), Keith Swallow (piano), Damien Harron (percussion) Sasha Johnson Manning: Flying Kites, for recorder and piano Robin Walker: Four Nursery Rhymes, for reciter, recorder and piano David Beck: A Dunham Pastoral, for recorder and piano Martin Ellerby: River Dances, for recorder and piano James Langley: Five Shakespeare Dances, for solo recorder Christopher Cotton: Rural Rondo, for recorder and piano
Anthony Gilbert - Dream Carousels and other Works NMC D068 (2000) John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano) RNCM New Ensemble (conducted Clark Rundell), and others Gilbert: Igórochki – Concertini for recorder and chamber ensemble
Gradi – the Music of John Manduell ASC CS CD47 (2002) Claire Bradshaw (mezzo-soprano), Henry Herford (baritone), Craig Ogden (guitar), John Turner (recorder), Renna Kellaway (piano), The New Ensemble (directed by Clark Rundell), Nossek String Quartet Manduell: Variations on a Trio Tune, for solo recorder Manduell: Into the Ark for mezzo-soprano, recorder and guitar
Grains of Sand – Music by and for Wilfrid Mellers Cameo 2051/52 (2CDset) (2006) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Craig Ogden (guitar), Peter Lawson (piano), Manchester Camerata Ensemble, conducted Philip Mackenzie Mellers: The Ecchoing Green, for soprano and recorder Mellers: The Happy Meadow, for recorder and guitar Mellers: A Fount of Fair Dances, for recorder and string orchestra Robin Walker: Reflection, for soprano, recorder and guitar Robin Walker: Dances from The Bells of Blue Island, for recorder, violin and cello Peter Sculthorpe: Koori dreaming, for recorder and guitar Philip Grange: A Spectre Scene, for soprano and recorder David Matthews: The Two Cuckoos, for recorder solo John Paynter: Of Time and Place, for soprano, recorder and piano Stephen Dodgson: The Monk and his Cat, for soprano, recorder and piano Howard Skempton: Feste’s Song, for soprano, recorder and guitar Ned Rorem: Sound the Flute, for soprano, recorder and piano
Hamlet (William Shakespeare) RSC (2016) John Turner and Laura Robinson (recorders), Roger Child (lute) Includes: Alan Rawsthorne: A Most Eloquent Music
Hat Box Campion Cameo 2020 (2003) John Turner (recorder), Neil Smith (guitar) Alan Bullard: Hat Box, for recorder and guitar Stepan Rak: Arioso, for recorder and guitar Anon: Greensleeves to a Ground for recorder and guitar Ernest Tomlinson: Chadkirk Idyll, for recorder and guitar David Ellis: Fred’s Blue Ginger Staircase Music, Op, 72, for recorder and guitar John Golland: New World Dances, Op. 62, for recorder and guitar Pieter de Vois / Anon: 3 pieces from “t’Uitnement Kabinet”, for recorder and guitar John Duarte: Un Petit Jazz, Op. 92, for recorder and guitar John Duarte: Un Petit Bis, Op. 92a, for recorder and guitar Peter Hope: Bramall Hall Dances, for recorder and guitar
Here We Come A-piping – songs and instrumental music of Nicholas Marshall Forsyth FS003 (2000) James Bowman (countertenor), Alison Wells (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Helen Sanderson (guitar), Neil Smith (guitar), Keith Swallow (piano) Marshall: Four Haiku, for solo recorder Marshall: Carousel, for soprano, recorder and piano Marshall: Spring Morning with Birds, for solo recorder Marshall: A Playford Garland, for recorder and guitar Marshall: Six Folksongs, for countertenor, recorder and piano
High Barbaree – The music of Stephen Dodgson Campion Cameo 2032 (2004) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Graham Salvage (bassoon), Craig Ogden (guitar), Pamela Nash (harpsichord) Dodgson: High Barbaree, for recorder, guitar and harpsichord Dodgson: Venus to the Muses, for soprano, recorder, bassoon and harpsichord Dodgson: Shine and Shade, for recorder and harpsichord Dodgson: Warbeck Trio, for recorder, bassoon and harpsichord
Peter Hope: Windblown: Sonatas for wind instruments Divine Art dda25137 John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Tom Verity (clarinet), Frank Forst (bassoon), Harvey Davies, Janet Simpson, Simon Passmore (piano), Pam Zinnemann-Hope (reciter) Hope: Sonata for recorder and piano Hope: Tallis Remembered, for recorder clarinet and piano Hope: A Walk with my dog Molly, for recite and recorder
Antony Hopkins: A Portrait Divine Art dda21217 Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), John Turner (recorder), Paul Barritt (violin), Matthew Jones (viola), Philip Fowke (piano), Michael Hampton (piano), Janet Simpson (piano) Hopkins: Suite, for descant recorder and piano Hopkins: Pastiche Suite, for treble recorder and piano Hopkins: Three Seductions, for recorder and piano Hopkins: Four Dances from Back to Methuselah, for recorder and piano Hopkins: Three French Folksongs for soprano recorder and piano Hopkins: I've lost my Love, fopr soprano, recorder and piano Hopkins: Melancholy Song, for soprano, recorder and piano Andrew Plant: On How to Sing, for soprano recorder and piano David Matthews: A Little Pastoral, for solo recorder David Dubery: Evening in April, for soprano, recorder and piano Anthony Gilbert: Above all that, for recorder and piano Gordon Crosse: CantAHta, for soprano, recorder and piano David Ellis: Head Music, for recorder and piano Joseph Phibbs: Pierrot, for soprano recorder and piano Elis Pehkonen: Pieds en l'air, for recorder and piano
I Thirst – Robin Walker, Riverrun RVR CD 66 (2003) John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano) and others Walker: Mr. Gilbert dines at the Modern Hindu Hotel, for recorder and piano Walker: His Master’s Voice, for recorder and piano
An Image of Truth – the Music of David Ellis ASD CSCD6 (1999) Alison Wells (soprano), Keith Swallow (piano), John Turner (recorder), Keith Elcombe (harpsichord), Jonathan Price (cello), Joanna Patton (clarinet), William Byrd Singers (directed Stephen Wilkinson), Coull String Quartet Ellis: Divertimento Elegiaco, Op. 54, for recorder, cello and harpsichord Ellis: A Little Cantata, for soprano and recorder Ellis: An Image of Truth, for soprano recorder and piano
Embrace of Fire: Music by Naji Hakim Metier msv 28583 (2018) John Turner (recorder), Simon Leach (organ) Diptych for recorder and organ
English Recorder Music Olympia OCD 667 (2000), Naxos 8.572503 (2010) John Turner, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, conducted Edward Gregson and Gavin Sutherland Philip Lane: Suite Ancienne for recorder and string orchestra Malcolm Arnold: Concertino, Op. 41a, for recorder and string orchestra Thomas Pitfield: Concerto for recorder string orchestra and percussion Edward Gregson: 3 Matisse Impressions, for recorder, strings, harp and percussion David Lyon: Concertino for recorder and string orchestra Thomas Pitfield: 3 Nautical Sketches, for recorder and string orchestra Ian Parrott: Prelude and Waltz, for recorder and string orchestra Alan Bullard: Recipes, for recorder and string orchestra
A Garland for John McCabe Divine Art dda25166 John Turner (recorder), Linda Merrick (clarinet), Alistair Vennart (viola), Peter Lawson (piano) Peter Dickinson: A Rag for McCabe, for recorder, clarinet, viola and piano Edward Gregson: John’s Farewell, for recorder and piano Robert Saxton: A Little Prelude for John McCabe, for recorder, clarinet, viola & piano Howard Skempton: Highland Song, for recorder, clarinet and viola Robin Walker: And Will You Walk Beside me, for recorder, clarinet, viola & piano William Marshall: Little Passacaglia, for recorder and piano James Francis Brown: Evening Changes, for recorder, clarinet and viola Anthony Gilbert: The Flame has Ceased, for recorder, clarinet, viola & piano Christopher Gunning: Danse des Fourmis, for recorder, clarinet and piano Raymond Warren: In Nomine, for recorder and piano Emily Howard: Outback, for recorder, clarinet, viola & piano Gary Carpenter: Edradour, for recorder, clarinet, viola & piano
Peter Hope – Songs and Chamber Music Dutton CDLX7192 (2007) James Bowman (countertenor), Craig Ogden (guitar), John Turner (recorder), Stephane Rancourt (oboe), Graham Salvage (bassoon), David Francis (harpsichord), Peter Lawson (piano), Manchester Camerata Ensemble. Hope: Bramall Hall Dances, for recorder harpsichord and cello Hope: A Herrick Garland, for countertenor, recorder, harpsichord and cello
Karel Janovicky: Rainsongs and other works Prima Facie PFCD060 Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Joan Taylor (piano), The Manchester Chamber Ensemble Janovicky: Rain Songs, for soprano, recorder and piano Janovicky: Sonata for recorder and piano Janovicky: Festive Fantasia and Fugue, for recorder and piano Janovicky: Quintet for recorder and string quartet
Jigs Airs and Reels – Music for recorder and string quartet Campion Cameo 2034 (2004) John Turner (recorder), the Camerata Ensemble Franz Reizenstein: Partita, Op. 13A. for recorder and string trio John Jeffreys: Prelude and Jig for John Turner, for recorder and string quartet Malcolm Arnold: Fantasy, for recorder and string quartet William Lewarne Harris: Quintet, for recorder and string quartet Robin Walker: Dances from The Bells of Blue Island, for recorder, violin and cello Edward Gregson: Romance, for recorder and string quartet Philip Cowlin: Concertino, for recorder and string quartet Ernest Tomlinson: Chadkirk Idyll, for recorder and string quartet John Veale: Triptych, for recorder and string quartet
John Joubert – Four Song-Cycles Toccata Classics TOCC 0045 (2007) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), John McCabe (piano) Joubert: The Hour Hand, Op. 101, for soprano and recorder Joubert: Improvisation, Op. 155, for recorder and piano Joubert: The Rose is Shaken in the Wind, Op. 137, for soprano and recorder
John and Peter’s Whistling Book Forsyth FS001/002 (2CDset) (1998) John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano) Geoffrey Poole: Skally Skarekrow’s Whistling Book, for recorder and piano Michael Ball: Prospero’ s Music, for recorder and piano Alan Bullard: Recipes, for recorder and piano Alan Rawsthorne: Suite, for recorder and piano Nicholas Marshall: Caprice, for recorder and piano Douglas Steele: Song, for recorder and piano Robin Walker: A Book of Song and Dance, for recorder and piano Walter Leigh: Air, for recorder and piano Arnold Cooke: Capriccio, for recorder and piano Anthony Gilbert: Farings, for recorder and piano John Turner: Four Diversions, for recorder and piano David Ellis: Shadows in Blue, for recorder and piano John Golland: Divertissement, for recorder and piano John Golland: New World Dances, for recorder and piano Kevin Malone: Saturday Soundtrack, for recorder and piano
Bryan Kelly – Orchestral Music Heritage HTGCD285 (2014) John Turner (recorder), Royal Ballet Sinfonia, cond. Barry Wordsworth Kelly: Globe Theatre Suite Also on British Concertante Heritage HTGCD191 (2017)
Letters to the World – Music by George Nicholson Metier MSVCD92062 (2000) Alison Wells (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Jonathan Price (cello), Keith Elcombe (harpsichord), Peter Lawson (piano), Philip Edwards (clarinet), George Nicholson (piano) Nicholson: Spring Songs, for solo recorder Nicholson: Letters to the World, for soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord
Sasha Johnson Manning – The Manchester Carols The Manchester Carols Publishing Co. TMC CD1 (2007) Naxos, 8.572469 (2009) The Manchester Carollers, Northern Chamber Orchestra, with John Turner and Laura Robinson (recorders)
Mixed Doubles – Double Concertos by Gordon Crosse and John Manduell Metier msv 77201 Michael Cox (flute), Matthew Jones (viola), John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (viola), Alison Teale (cor anglais) Gordon Crosse: Brief Encounter, for oboe d'amore, recorder and strings Gordon Crosse: Fantasia on Ca' the Yowes, for recorder, harp and string orchestra.
John McCabe – Requiem Sequence and other works Prima Facie PFCD044 John McCabe (piano), William Byrd Singers, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder) John McCabe – Desert IV: Vista, for solo recorder
The Nostalgic Recorder – music for recorder and string quartet Prima Facie PFCD037 (2015) John Turner (recorder), The Manchester Chamber Ensemble Antony Hopkins: Methuselah Dances Peter Hope: Fantasia on John Dowland’s Flow my Tears Alan Brown: Anima Owen Swindale: Elegy for my Lost Friends David Ellis: Fred’s Blue Ginger Staircase Music Antony Gilbert: DancE-a-Triple Round John McCabe: Meditation on a Norfolk Ballad Philip Wood: Capriccio Martin Ellerby: River Dances Andrew Cusworth: From Castle Hill Geoffrey Poole: City Square
On the Shoreline – music by Gordon Crosse Prima Facie PFCD098 (2018) John Turner, Manchester Sinfonia and others On the Shoreline, for recorder and string septet
Opening the Door to the music of Roy Heaton Smith Divine Art dda21228 Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), John Turner (recorder), Linda Merrick (clarinet), Alistair Vennart (viola), Harvey Davies and others. Includes: Pastoral, for voice, recorder and viola Three Bagatelles, for recorder, clarinet and viola Sonatina alla Fantasia, for recorder and piano
Orbits and Tangents – A Celebration for Sir John Manduell Prima Facie PFCD004 (2010) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Richard Howarth (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da gamba), Jonathan Price (cello), Ian Thompson (harpsichord) Gordon Crosse: Three Kipling Songs, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin and cello Edward Gregson: Remember,soprano, recorder, oboe, violin and cello Philip Grange: Time Softly Treads, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin and cello Anthony Gilbert: En Bateau, d'apres Watteau, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin and cello Anthony Gilbert: Ondine, for soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord Sally Beamish: Nightingale, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord Elis Pehkonen: The Inward Eye, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord David Beck: Vocalise No. 2, for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin and cello NB En Bateau also appears on Travelling with Time: Recent music on historical themes, by Anthony Gilbert (PFCD041) (2015)
Over The Water – Music for recorder and string orchestra Dutton CDLX 7191 (2007) John Turner, Manchester Camerata Ensemble, conducted Philip Mackenzie Franz Reizenstein: Partita, Op. 13b, for recorder and string orchestra Gordon Crosse: Watermusic, for recorder and string orchestra Arthur Butterworth: Rêverie, Op. 113a, for recorder, string orchestra and harp Antony Hopkins: Suite, for recorder, string orchestra and harp Francis Jackson: Moonrise, for recorder and string orchestra Arnold Cooke: Divertimento, for recorder and string orchestra Michael Hurd: Three-Piece Suite, for recorder and string orchestra Anthony Hedges: Three Miniatures, for recorder, strings, harp and percussion Elis Pehkonen: Concerto “Over the Water”, for recorder and string orchestra
Jim Parker: Travelling Light Divine Art dda25146 (2017) John Turner, (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Janet Simpson (piano), Solem String Quartet Parker; A South American Journey Parker: Three Diversions
The Music of Ian Parrott Tabernacl TABIP1 (1997) Alison Wells (soprano), John Turner (piano) Keith Swallow (piano) Parrott: Absence, for soprano, recorder and piano Parrott: Arabesque and Dance, for recorder and piano Parrott: Happiness, for reciter and recorder Parrott: Awel Dyfi, for solo recorder Parrott: The Wrexham Pipers meet the Machynlleth Marchers, for recorder and piano Parrott: Songs of Renewal, for recorder and piano David Cox: The Magical Island, for soprano, recorder and piano Anthony Gilbert: Mid-Wales Lightwhistle Automatic, for recorder and piano Geoffrey Bush: Cradle Song, for soprano, recorder and piano
Pied Piper: A Celebration of the life and work of David Munrow (1942-1976) Campion Cameo 2082 (2009) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), Nicholas Clapton (countertenor), John Turner (recorder), Jonathan Price (cello), Ian Thompson (harpsichord), Michael Harper (pecussion) John Casken: Sequence, for recorder and bells Jane Wells: Time Song, for countertenor, recorder and cello Arnoldus de Lantins: Tota Pulchra Es, for soprano, countertenor, recorder, cello and organ Elis Pehkonen: The Song of the Turtle-Dove, for countertenor, recorder and cello Dunstable: Quam Pulchra Es, for soprano, recorder cello and organ Elis Pehkonen: Alleluia, for soprano, recorder, harpsichord and drum John Joubert: Music for a Pied Piper, for countertenor, recorder, cello, harpsichord and chamber organ Gordon Crosse: Verses in memoriam David Munrow, for countertenor, recorder, cello, harpsichord and bells Selesses: En attendant, for countertenor, recorder, cello, organ and bells Fronciaco: Kyrie Tropes, for soprano, countertenor, recorder, cello, organ and drum Christopher Wright: Munrow's Muse, for soprano, countertenor, recorder, cello, piano, harpsichord and bells
Pipings and Bowing – Lyrical English chamber music Metier MSV 28522 (2011) John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano), Richard Howarth (violin), Jonathan Price (cello), the Manchester Chamber Ensemble Michael Hurd: Sonatina for recorder and piano Michael Hurd: Three Piece Suite for recorder and string quartet Robin Milford: Three Airs for recorder and piano Robin Milford: Sonatina for recorder and piano Robin Milford: Christmas Pastoral for recorder and piano Dick Blackford: Concerto for recorder and string quartet
The Music of Thomas Pitfield RNCM TP3 Tracey Chadwell (soprano), John McCabe (piano), Dennis Simons (violin), Richard Simpson (oboe), Janet Simpson (piano), Keith Swallow (piano), John Turner (recorder) Pitfield: Winter Song, for soprano, recorder and piano Pitfield: Birds about the Morning Air, for soprano, recorder and piano Pitfield: Rondo alla tarantella, for recorder and piano Pitfield: Three Nautical Sketches, for recorder and piano Re-issued 2015 by Heritage, as Thomas Pitfield: Chamber Music HTGCD210
Alan Rawsthorne: Concerto for string orchestra (and other orchestral works) Naxos 8.553567 (1999) John Turner (recorder), Conrad Marshall (flute), Rebecca Goldberg (horn) Rawsthorne, orch. McCabe: Suite for recorder and string orchestra
Rawsthorne and other Rarities Divine Art dda 25169 (2018) Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), Mark Rowlinson (recite), John Turner (recorder), Harvey Davies (harpsichord), Peter Lawson (piano), Solem String Quartet Halsey Stevens: Sonatina Piacevole Basil Deane/Raymond Warren: The Rose Tree Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Willow Whistle Karel Janovicky: The Little Linden Pipe Donald Waxman: Serenade and Caprice Malcolm Lipkin: The Journey David Ellis: Mount Street Blues
Recorder Fireworks Prima Facie PFCD 010 (2011) John Turner (recorder), Ian Thompson (harpsichord) Edmund Rubbra: Meditazioni sopra Coeurs Desoles. Op. 67 Elis Pehkonen: Fireworks Music Derek Bourgeois: Sonata, Op. 295 Robin Walker: Untitled David Beck: Sonatina Peter Hope: Geordie Tunes David Lord: Miniature Suite Mervyn Burtch: Sonatina David Ellis: Fantaisie Epigrammatique, Op. 87
Reflections – Music by Elizabeth Maconchy and Nicola LeFanu Metier MSVCD92064 (2005) Lesley-Jane Rogers, John Turner (recorder), Okeanos LeFanu: A Travelling Spirit, for soprano and recorder
Remembering Alfred Deller Divine Art dda 25114 (2014) James Bowman and Robin Blaze (countertenors), John Turner and Laura Robinson (recorders), Tim Smedley (cello), Dave Bainbridge (guitar), Ian Thompson (harpsichord) Bergmann: Pastorale, for countertenor and recorder Tippett: Four Inventions for two recorders Ridout: Soliloquy for countertenor, recorder, cello and harpsichord Blow: Ode on the death of Mr. Henry Purcell Handel: Sonata in F Major William Williams:Sonata in A Minor
The Rose Tree: Music in memory of Basil Deane Prima Facie PFCD005 (2010) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe), Richard Howarth (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da gamba), Jonathan Price (cello), Ian Thompson (harpsichord and piano) Basil Deane/Raymond Warren: The Rose Tree, for soprano, recorder and cello Anthony Hedges: Four Poems of W. B. Yeats, for soprano, recorder, cello and piano John McDowell: On the Sussex Downs, for soprano, recorder and cello Elizabeth Poston: Concertino da Camera, for recorder, oboe d'amore, gamba and harpsichord John Joubert: A Woman Young and Old, for soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord Geoffrey Poole: After Silence, for soprano, recorder and cello John Manduell: Verses from Calvary, for soprano, recorder, oboe violin and cello Lennox Berkeley: Una and the Lion, for soprano, recorder, gamba and harpsichord
Sacred Physic – Music by Julia Usher Metier MSVCD92066 (2003) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Nikki Bloomfield (alto and oboe), Jonathan Price (cello), Janet Simpson (harpsichord), Peter Lawson (piano) Usher: Sacred Physic, for soprano, recorder, oboe, cello and harpsichord Usher: Le Isole della Laguna, for recorder and piano Usher: Invocation: Poor Naked Wretches, for alto, recorder, cello, piano and rainstick
The Silver Stars at Play Prima Facie PFCD075 Kantos includes my setting of Away in a Manger.
Songs and Chamber Music by Nicholas Marshall Metier MSV28552 (2015) James Gilchrist (tenor), John Turner (recorder), Harvey Davies (piano/harpsichord), Tim Smedley (cello), The Manchester Chamber Ensemble Marshall: The Birds Marshall: The Falling of the Leaves Marshall: Recorder Concerto Marshall: The Nightingale Marshall: Four Folksongs
Sonnets, Airs and Dances – songs and chamber music by Philip Wood Divine Art dda25131 (2016) James Bowman (countertenor), Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder). Jonathan Price (cello), Heather Bills (cello), Harvey Davies (harpsichord), Manchester Camerata Ensemble Wood: Sonnets, Airs and Dances Wood: Five Spring Songs Wood: Partita for recorder and cello Wood: A Lonsdale Dance for solo recorder Wood: Concertino for recorder and string quartet
Philip Spratley – Music for String Orchestra Toccata TOCC 0088 (2009) John Turner (recorder), Manchester Sinfonia, conducted by Philip Spratley Recorder Concertino: A Gallery of Cats, for recorder and string orchestra
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: Music for recorder and string quartet Olympia OCD 710 (2001) John Turner, Camerata Ensemble David Forshaw: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird Leonard Bernstein: Variations on an octatonic Scale, for recorder and cello Richard Arnell: Quintet: The Gambian, Op. 107 Robert Simpson: Variations and Fugue David Ellis: Elegiac Variations, for recorder, viola and cello Beth Wiseman: Dances on my Grave Matyas Seiber: Pastorale for recorder and string trio Philip Wood: Concertino
Tracey Chadwell’s Song Book British Music Society BMS420/421CD (2CDset) (1997) Tracey Chadwell (soprano), Pamela Lidiard (piano), John Turner (recorder) David Lumsdaine: A Norfolk Songbook
Translations: Early Chamber Music by Peter Dickinson Prima Facie PFNSCD009 (2018) John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano), Harvey Davies (harpsichord), Richard Tunnicliffe (gamba) Sonatina for recorder and piano Translations for recorder, gamba and harpsichord
Turning Towards You: Music by Robin Walker Divine Art dda25180 (2019) John Turner, Emma McGrath, Mandcester Sinfonia and others. A Prayer and a Dance of Two Spirits, for recorder violin and string orchestra A Rune for St. Mary’s for solo recorder
Turning World – Music by Elis Pehkonen Corinium CMCD003 (2006) John Turner (recorder), The Manchester Chamber Ensemble and others. Pehkonen: Hymn to the Sun, for solo recorder Pehkonen: Over the Water (from Concerto: Over the Water)
Twists and Turns – music by Robert Keeley Metier msv 28568 John Turner (recorder), Linda Merrick (clarinet), Robert Keeley (harpsichord), the Manchester Chamber Ensemble Interrupted Melody and Breathless Scherzo, for solo recorder Twists and Turns, for recorder clarinet and harpsichord Interleaves, for solo recorder and strings
Chamber Music by John Veale and Robert Crawford Metier msv28520 (2010) John Turner (recorder), Linda Merrick (clarinet), The Adderbury Ensemble Robert Crawford: Elegiac Quintet for recorder and string quartet Robert Crawford: Three Two-Part Inventions for recorder and clarinet John Veale: Impromptu for solo recorder John Veale: Triptych for recorder and string quartet
Wandering Pathways: music for recorder and string quartet Prima Facie PFCD091 John Turner (recorder) and others Leonard Bernstein: Variations on an Octatonic Scale, for recorder and cells Peter Hope; Fantasia on John Dowland’s Flow my Tears Robert Crawford: Variations on a Ground David Beck: Carol Variations Alun Hoddinott: Lizard for solo recorder David Ellis: Elegiac Variations for recorder viola and cello Peter Dickinson: Translations for recorder gamba and harpsichord John McCabe: Meditations on a Norfolk Ballad Richard Arnell: Quintet: The Gambian David Forshaw: Thiretten Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
White Dawn – Songs and Soundscapes by David Lumsdaine Metier msv28519 (2010) Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), John Turner (recorder), Peter Lawson (piano), Gemini, directed by Martyn Brabbins A Little Cantata, for soprano, recorder and piano Metamorphosis at Mullet Creek, for solo recorder A Norfolk Songbook , for soprano and recorder
Christopher Wright – Evocation: String and Orchestral Music Dutton CCLX 7240 (2009) John Turner (recorder), Manchester Sinfonia, conducted by Christopher Wright Divertimento for recorder and string orchestra.
Christopher Wright – Pandora’s Last Gift; Chamber Music Metier msv28547 John Turner (recorder), Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano), Richard Howarth (violin), Tim Smedley (cello), Harvey Davies (harpsichord), Jonathan Fisher (piano) and others. Spirit of the Dance, for recorder, violin, cello and harpsichord In Celebration, for recorder and string quartet The Long Wait, for soprano, recorder and piano
ALSO Numerous recordings with The Monteverdi Orchestra and The English Baroque Soloists (including Handel Acis and Galatea and Monteverdi Balli e Balletti) (Erato and Archiv), English Chamber Orchestra (including Handel Organ Concertos and Concerti Grossi and Purcell Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day) (Archiv), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (including Telemann Hamburger Ebb und Fluth), Academy of Ancient Music (including Telemann Concerto for recorder and flute with Stephen Preston, Purcell Theatre Music, Handel Water Music and Bach Magnificat in E flat) (L’Oiseau Lyre) and Menuhin Festival Orchestra (Bach Concerto for harpsichord and two recorders)
Recordings of the Brandenburg Concertos (with David Munrow) with London Philharmonic Orchestra (Boult), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Marriner),Virtuosi of England (Davison), English Chamber Orchestra (Leppard), English Chamber Orchestra (Somary)
Recordings with The Early Music Consort of London include: Monteverdi’s Contemporaries, Dances from Terpsichore, Henry VIII and his six wives, Two Renaissance Dance Bands, The Art of the Recorder, Renaissance Suite (La Course en Tete), Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Greensleeves to a Ground, The Art of the Netherlands, Purcell Birthday Odes for Queen Mary, Monteverdi Vespers
Music from the Television Series Elizabeth R, by Andy Price (Channel 4, C4M00022), 2000 etc.