More By Artist: Thompson
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream (recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe, August 2013) Globe / John Light, Pearce Quigley, Michelle Terry, Luke Thompson, Matthew Tennyson / Dominic Dromgoole (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius - but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia… When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods. |
HENRI SAUGUET / GORDON JACOB / MICHAEL HEAD / THOMAS SIMAKU / RUTH GIPPS / etc
Honey-coloured cow Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Carducci String Quartet, John Flinders (piano), Amy Thompson, Matthew Kitteringham (bassoons) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/May/2025 ] Laurence Perkins is not only an extremely accomplished bassoonist; he also has the enviable talent of devising memorable and attractive programmes (and album titles) for his instrument. |
Various Artists including Crombie Murdoch, Julian Lee, Murray Tanner, Thompson Yandall & Mavis Rivers
Jazz Concert 1950, Auckland Town Hall [ Ode Records / 2 CD - released 25/May/2012 ] Recorded at the Auckland Town Hall on the 7th August 1950, this is a truly historical, landmark document on 2 CDs - and the first time it has been issued to play at the correct speed as recorded! |
Chris Thompson
Jukebox: The Ultimate Collection [ Cherry Red Records / 2 CD - released 26/Jan/2015 ] Chris Thompson continues to draw enthusiastic live crowds throughout Europe - "Jukebox: The Ultimate Collection" is a fine, brand new compilation of material that has defined Chris Thompson's career. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MENDELSSOHN / WOOD / PARRY / STAINER / MOZART / etc
Songs of Praise (Includes Let all the world in every corner sing Praise My Soul and Hear My Prayer Darius Battiwalla, organ / Michael Thompson, tenor; Halifax Choral Society; John Pryce-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2003 ] With this instruction the Book of Common Prayer of 1622 motivated several centuries of English composers to focus their creativity into the huge collection of short choral works that are the English Anthems. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Complete Schumann Edition: Vol 6 Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Stella Doufexis (alto) Adrian Thompson (tenor) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] "Another winner in this profoundly satisfying series from Graham Johnson ." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (April 2002) |
Linda Thompson
Proxy Music [ Storysound / CD - released 16/Aug/2024 ] The revered British singer/songwriter Linda Thompson's latest project, the aptly named 'Proxy Music' features artists handpicked by Linda and her son (and album co-producer) Teddy Thompson, to record a new set of her tunes by "proxy". Thompson, who... |
DAVID LYON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyon: Concerto For Horn And Strings - Fairytale Suite Michael Thompson, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Marco Polo British Light Music / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] The English composer David Lyon was a pupil of John Gardner at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His career has involved music for the theatre and an association with the activities of younger people. He writes in an approachable style,... |
FRANZ DANZI
Danzi: Wind Quintets Op.67 1-3 / Sonata for Horn Michael Thompson Wind Quintet, with Michael Thompson (horn) Philip Fowke (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "...These three are as cleverly written as always, appealing to the listener's intelligence but also to a sense of humour." © 2000 Gramophone |
Richard Thompson
Ship To Shore (indie Exclusive, Marbled Yellow Vinyl LP) [ New West / 2 LP - released 31/May/2024 ] When Richard Thompson began writing songs for his latest album, Ship to Shore, the artist was instinctively drawn to his own musical roots, employing them in the service of fashioning a deep and diverse 12-track collection that pulls from various... |
