More By Artist: J. Thompson
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GURNEY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Ludlow and Teme / On Wenlock Edge Adrain Thompson (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) / The Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'I recommend this record to every serious collector of songs' (American Record Guide) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Songs Volume 12: The Young Schubert Adrian Thompson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Complete Schubert Edition / CD ] The Young Schubert |
PETER WARLOCK
The Curlew / Lillygay / Peterisms Sets 1 & 2 / Saudades Adrian Thompson (Tenor) Christopher Maltman (Baritone) John Constable (Piano) / The Duke Quartet [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The performance competes with the best, with sensitive playing from the Duke and finely shaded singing from Adrian Thompson." --Robert Cockroft, Yorkshire Post |
GIOCOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) Amsterdam Muziekther / Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, etc. / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] G :- "A superb DVD that now becomes my top recommendation for this opera on DVD. The production is top-notch, and the orchestral contribution the strongest I have yet to hear" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartets Nos. 2 & 4 Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Nov/2007 ] "Curious that the Second is among the last of the quartets to be given orchestral treatment, as its symphonic weight and expressive range make it the most suitable in any case. The Amsterdam group respond with playing of tremendous dynamism." Gramoph |
SHOSTAKOVICH / WEINBERG
Chamber Symphonies & Concertino Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/May/2015 ] "The playing has individual distinction and corporate unity of purpose. The choice of tone-colours, the thrust and definance in fast movements and the matching of nuance to the range of quieter moods make for a fine combination of chamber-music fines |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Works for Voice & String Orchestra (Incls 'Les illuminations, Op. 18') Barbara Hannigan (soprano) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson (artistic director) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] "wonderfully alert readings by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta" Financial Times, 23rd February 2013 |
TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI
String Quartets Amsterdam Sinfonietta /Candida Thompson (leader) [ Channel Classics / SACD ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - June 2004 |
VIVALDI / DANZI / JACOB / DOWNEY / BAX / etc
The Art of the Bassoon Robert Thompson (bassoon) with the London Mozart Players, the Coull Quartet & the English Chamber Orchestra [ Heritage / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "This set of CDs has a musical importance which goes far beyond any detailed specialist appeal, and one cannot imagine a finer set of discs to demonstrate the unique qualities of this extraordinarily expressive instrument" (Musical Opinion) |
JOHN GAY
The Beggar's Opera (complete) Bob Hoskins, Sarah Walker, Charles Daniels, Adrian Thompson / The Broadside Band / Jeremy Barlow [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - 'I have never heard, and can't imagine, better performances ... A delightful performance of this timeless opera' (American Record Guide) |
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Bob Thompson
The Sound Of Speed [ Sundazed / LP - released 1/Mar/2010 ] |
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Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue
Vicksburg Blues [ Red House / CD - released 24/Sep/2012 ] |
PIAZZOLLA / GOLIJOV / GINASTERA
The Argentinian Album Candida Thompson (artistic director, violin) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] "they have mastered the slides and snaps that are required to bring something of the flavour of the original to [the Four Seasons], but they never quite manage to capture its essential earthiness. It is the Ginastera Concerto, the composer's own expa |
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Chris Thompson
Live [ Retro World / CD - released 4/Oct/2010 ] |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 'Lobgesang' Majella Cullagh, Mary Nelson, Adrian Thompson / NSO of Ireland / RTe Phil Choir / Reinhard Seifrie [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] "This new budget-priced disc might introduce many listeners to a marvelous piece of music; it is a very good performance." American Record Guide |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 Curt Thompson (violin) Rodney Waters (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Ives's four extraordinary Violin Sonatas were written between 1902 and 1906, and are quite a find. Their erratically stimulating originality is in no doubt, but they are also among his most immediately appealing works." Penguin Guide |
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Daniel/Fielding/Thompson
Dubugnon: Piano Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2002 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Landmarks - 40 Years of Chandos Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano), James Thompson (trumpet), Stephen Hough (piano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass) [ Chandos / CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2019 ] Released to celebrate Chandos' 40th Anniversary, this is a handsomely packaged 40-disc set. Each of the four decades is represented, and each recording has been hand-picked by Managing Director Ralph Couzens. |
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Eddie Thompson
Piano Moods [ Vocalion / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] |
BRITTEN
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 / Quatre Chansons franASaises / Serenade,Op. 31 Felicity Lott (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Michael Thompson (horn) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'These are profoundly sympathetic performances, with Lott at her best in the 14-year-old composer's precocious settings of Hugo and Verlaine. Bryden Thomson and the RSNO support attentively, and the recordings are truthful and atmostpheric in the... |
