# John Christopher Williams discography

This is the discography for Australian-British guitarist John Christopher Williams. In the following list, compilations or re-editions are denoted by (C) after the album title.

## 1950s

* 1958 Guitar Recital Volumes 1 & 2 (Delysé)

## 1960s

* 1961 Folk Songs (with Wilfred Brown: tenor) (L'Oiseau-Lyre)
* 1961 A Spanish Guitar (Westminster)
* 1963 Twenty Studies for Guitar (Westminster)
* 1963 Jacqueline du Pré: Recital (EMI)
* 1964 CBS [Columbia] Records Presents John Williams (CBS)
* 1965 Virtuoso Music For Guitar (CBS)
* 1965 Two Guitar Concertos (Rodrigo and Castelnuovo-Tedesco) (CBS)
* 1967 More Virtuoso Music for Guitar (CBS)
* 1968 Two Guitar Concertos (Rodrigo and Dodgson) (CBS)
* 1968 Haydn and Paganini (CBS)
* 1969 Virtuoso Variations for Guitar (CBS)
* 1969 Concertos by Vivaldi and Giuliani (CBS)
* 1969 Songs for Voice and Guitar (CBS)

## 1970s

* 1970 John Williams Plays Spanish Music (CBS)
* 1970 Webern: Complete Works (CBS/Philips)
* 1971 Songs of Freedom – Theodorakis with Maria Farantouri (CBS)
* 1971 The Raging Moon (EMI)
* 1971 200 Motels (United Artists)
* 1971 Changes (Cube Records, Fly Records in the UK)
* 1971 Music for Guitar and Harpsichord (CBS)
* 1971 Cavatina (C) (Cube Records)
* 1972 Guitar Recital (I & II) (C) (Ace of Diamonds)
* 1972 Together (a.k.a. Julian and John) (with Julian Bream) (RCA)
* 1972 Gowers Chamber Concerto, Scarlatti Sonatas (CBS)
* 1972 Previn and Ponce Concertos (CBS)
* 1972 Greatest Hits-The Guitar (C) (Columbia)
* 1972 John Williams Plays More Spanish Music and Other Favourites (C) (CBS)
* 1973 Music from England, Japan, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico (CBS)
* 1973 The Height Below (Cube Records)
* 1974 Rhapsody (CBS)
* 1974 Together Again (a.k.a. Julian and John 2) (with Julian Bream) (RCA)
* 1974 Rodrigo & Villa-Lobos (CBS)
* 1974 John Williams' Greatest Hits (C) (CBS)
* 1974 Schoenberg: Complete Works for Chamber Ensemble (Decca)
* 1975 Bach: Complete Lute Music (CBS)
* 1976 Best Friends (with Cleo Laine)(RCA)
* 1976 Duos (CBS)
* 1976 John Williams and Friends (CBS)
* 1976 Villa-Lobos and Scarlatti (C) (CBS)
* 1977 The Sly Cormorant Argo (Decca)
* 1977 John Williams Plays Patrick Gowers (C) (CBS)
* 1977 Duos by Paganini and Giuliani (CBS) (with Itzhak Perlman, violin)
* 1977 John Williams plays Spanish Favourites (C) (Decca)
* 1977 John Williams plays Bach and Scarlatti (C) (Decca)
* 1977 Guitar Recital (Double LP) (C) (Decca)
* 1977 Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Arnold and Dodgson Concertos (CBS)
* 1977 John Williams ~ Barrios (CBS)
* 1977 Mermaid Frolics (Polydor)
* 1978 Malcolm Arnold and Leo Brouwer Concertos (CBS)
* 1978 Stevie (CBS)
* 1978 John Williams Plays Paganini (C) (CBS)
* 1978 John Williams Collection (C) (CBS)
* 1978 Travelling (Cube Records)
* 1978 Manuel Ponce (CBS)
* 1979 John Williams plays Stephen Dodgson (C) (CBS)
* 1979 Julian Bream & John Williams Live (RCA)
* 1979 Recollections (C) (CBS)
* 1979 Sky (Ariola)
* 1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (Island). Various artists; Williams featured on track "Cavatina"
* 1979 The Deer Hunter (Capitol)
* 1979 John Williams at His Best (C) (Neon)
* 1979 Morning Sky (C) (Cube Records)
* 1979 Bridges (C) (Lotus Music/K-Tel)
* 1979 Spotlight on John Williams (2LP) (C) (Cube Records)

## 1980s

* 1980 The Monster Club (soundtrack)
* 1980 Guitar Quintets (CBS)
* 1980 The Platinum Collection (2LP) (C) (Cube Records)
* 1980 The Guitar Music of John Williams (C) (Tellydisc)
* 1980 Sky 2 (Ariola)
* 1981 Echoes of Spain – Albeniz (CBS)
* 1981 Sky 3 (Ariola)
* 1981 Great Performances: Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre (C) (CBS)
* 1982 John Williams and Peter Hurford Play Bach (CBS)
* 1982 Sky Forthcoming (Ariola)
* 1982 Just Guitars: A Concert in Aid of The Samaritans (CBS)
* 1982 Portrait of John Williams (CBS/Sony)
* 1983 Sky Five Live (Ariola)
* 1983 The Honorary Consul Island (single)
* 1983 Let The Music Take You (with Cleo Laine) (CBS/QNote)
* 1983 The Guitar is the Song: A Folksong Collectio (CBS/Sony)
* 1983 Cadmium ... (Ariola)
* 1984 Rodrigo (CBS)
* 1985 Bach, Handel, Marcello: Concertos (CBS/Sony)
* 1985 Hounds of Love (EMI Manhattan)
* 1986 Echoes of London (CBS)
* 1986 Classic Aid: Concert in Aid of The UNHCR (CBS)
* 1986 The Essential Collection (C) (Castle)
* 1986 Le Grand Classique (C) (CBS/Guy Laroche)
* 1987 Emma's War (Filmtrax)
* 1987 Paul Hart Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra (CBS/Sony)
* 1987 Fragments of a Dream CBS/ (Sony)
* 1987 Unforgettable John Williams (C) (Castle)
* 1988 A Fish Called Wanda (Milan)
* 1988 The Baroque Album (CBS/Sony)
* 1988 John Williams – The Collection (C) (Castle)
* 1989 Spirit of the Guitar: Music of the Americas (CBS/Sony)
* 1989 The Great Guitar Concertos (2CD) (C) (CBS)
* 1989 Spanish Guitar Favourites (C) CBS
* 1989 Guitar Concertos (2CD) (C) (CBS)
* 1989 Rodrigo Concertos (C) (CBS)
* 1989 Rodrigo and Albéniz (C) (CBS)
* 1989 The Golden Guitar (C) (CBS)

## 1990s

* 1990 Leyenda (with Inti Illimani and Paco Peña) (CBS)
* 1990 Bach: Four Lute Suites (C) (CBS)
* 1990 Vivaldi Concertos (Sony)
* 1990 Spanish Guitar Music (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1991 Guitar Recital (C) (Decca)
* 1991 Latin American Guitar Music by Barrios and Ponce (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1991 Rodrigo, Giuliani and Vivaldi (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1991 The Best of John Williams (C) Music Club
* 1992 Takemitsu (Sony)
* 1992 Iberia (Sony)
* 1993 The Seville Concert (Sony)
* 1993 Together Again (Expanded Edition on CD) (RCA)
* 1993 Together (Expanded Edition on CD) (RCA)
* 1994 From Australia (Sony)
* 1994 The Great Paraguayan (From The Jungles of Paraguay) (Sony)
* 1994 Julian Bream and John Williams Ultimate Collection (C) (BMG)
* 1995 George Martin presents the Medici Quartet (Classic FM)
* 1996 The Mantis & the Moon (Sony)
* 1996 Guitar Concertos by Richard Harvey (Concerto Antico) and Steve Gray (Sony)
* 1996 Dodgson and Rodrigo (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1996 Guitar Recital - Paganini, Scarlatti, Giuliani & Villa-Lobos (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1996 Bach Lute Music: Volume 1 (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1996 Bach Lute Music: Volume 2 (C) (Essential Classics)
* 1996 John Williams Plays the Movies (and The World of John Williams) (Sony)
* 1997 The Black Decameron (Sony)
* 1997 The Very Best of John Williams (C) (Crimson)
* 1997 Great Expectations (Atlantic)
* 1998 In My Life (MCA)
* 1998 The Guitarist (Sony)
* 1999 Spanish Guitar Favourites (C) (Decca)
* 1999 Bach and Scarlatti (C) (Belart)
* 1999 Guitar Moods (C) (Decca)
* 1999 Great Performances – Rodrigo (C) (Sony)
* 1999 Schubert and Giuliani (Sony)
* 1999 The Prayer Cycle (Sony)
* 1999 When Night Falls (Sony)
* 1999 Plague and the Moonflower (Altus)

## 2000s

* 2000 Classic Williams – Romance of the Guitar (C) (Sony)
* 2000 The Essential John Williams (C) (Metro)
* 2000 English Guitar Music (C) (Essential Classics)
* 2001 The Magic Box (Sony)
* 2001 John Williams Plays Bach (C) (Sony) "Music For You"
* 2001 Invocación Y Danza (C) (Sony)
* 2001 Perpetual Motion (Sony)
* 2003 The Guitarist (Expanded Edition) (Sony)
* 2003 The Seville Concert (Expanded Edition) (Sony)
* 2003 El Diablo Suelto – Guitar Music of Venezuela (with Alfonso Montes) (Sony)
* 2004 Rosemary and Thyme (Sanctuary Classics)
* 2004 The Ultimate Guitar Collection (2CD) (C) (Sony)
* 2005 Bryn Terfel: Simple Gifts (Deutsche Grammophon)
* 2005 The Essential John Williams (2CD) (C) (Metro)
* 2005 Testament (BBC/Testament)
* 2006 Great Performances – Bach Lute Suites (C) (Sony)
* 2006 John Williams & John Etheridge: Places Between (Sony)
* 2008 Pure Acoustic (West One Music)
* 2008 From a Bird (JCW Recordings, JCW1)

## 2010s

* 2011 The Guitarist (3CD)
* 2013 Stepping Stones (JCW Recordings, JCW2)
* 2014 Concerto (JCW Recordings, JCW3)
* 2016 John Williams The Guitarist - The Complete Columbia Album Collection (58CD and 1 DVD)
* 2016 John Williams The Guitar Master (2CD)
* 2017 On The Wing (JCW Recordings, JCW4)
* 2018 The Flower Of Cities; The Light On The Edge (JCW Recordings, JCW5)
* 2019 Vivaldi, Etc.! (JCW Recordings, JCW6)

## 2020s

* 2023 Paseo (JCW Recordings, JCW7)