Michael Thompson
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedLynne Dawson, Carol Hall, Nancy Argenta, Mary Nichols, Michael Chance, Ashley Stafford, Wynford Evans, Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd, Lloyd Morgan, Stephen Varcoe
Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner bases his forces on the famous memorandum which Bach handed to the Leipzig town council in 1730 outlining the vocal and instrumental requirements for performances of his church music.... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Unknown Britten
RecommendedSandrine Piau (soprano), Rolf Hind (piano), Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Peter Francomb & Chris Griffiths (horns), Michael Collins (clarinet)
Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair
Britten completed but didn't orchestrate the songs - 'Phrase', 'Aube' and 'À une raison'; Matthews matches them finely to the style of Illuminations. While the cycle is often associated with... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th September 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Disc of the Month
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Britten: Canticles I-IV & Purcell Realisations
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Alan Opie (baritone), Sioned Williams (harp) & Michael Thompson (horn)
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Classical Horn Concertos
Michael Thompson (horn), Richard Watkins (horn), Leslie Pearson (harpsichord)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Christopher Green
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Thompson has established himself at once among my favorite exponents of these irresistible compositions. — More…
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Britten: Serenade, Les Illuminations and Quatre Chansons Françaises
RecommendedFelicity Lott (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Michael Thompson (horn)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
there are many felicities in Rolfe Johnson's voice to enjoy. Notice how subtly he phrases the different moods within Nocturne, for example, and brings out the changes of texture in the poem...Felicity... — More…
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Building a Library, July 2004, First Choice
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The performances capture admirable rhythmic wit of minuets and spontaneous good humor of fast finales. — More…
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Nightsong
The King's Singers, Roger Vignoles (piano), Bob Chilcott (tenor), Gabriel Crouch (baritone), David Hurley (countertenor), Philip Lawson (baritone), Nigel Short (countertenor), Stephen Connolly (bass vocal), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Neill Archer (tenor)
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My First Mozart Album
Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Jenö Jandó (piano), Ladislav Kyselak (viola), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Georg Tichy (baritone), Magdalena Hajossyova (soprano), Peter Mikulas (bass), Vladimir Ruso (organ), Jaroslava Horska (contralto), Jozef Kundlak (tenor), Stefan...
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Britten: The Five Canticles Roger Vignoles (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Michael Chance (countertenor), Michael Thompson (horn), Alan Opie (baritone), Sioned Williams (harp)
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